Featured 2 watercolours & graphite sketch

hi folks

a few pieces i found this week, 1 watercolour & pencil at local auction,

https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...a6646f/homewares-and-interiors-sale-lot-612a/

the other watercolour in a chazza yesterday

the watercolour from the auction was a pretty easy id find, has all the details on the back as well so for shows

unsure about artist for the sunset watercolour

the drawing i'm not sure at all about, but came with the watercolour i was interested in

 

I see "B. Thompson" for the watercolor but could well be a "P." as above. A Sunday painter, I'd think. For the pencil sketch I read "W. M. Flower '86."

Debora

 

thanks deb, didn't notice that. thought it was just a name of the boat, but looks like an artist and date

 

there seems to be a Marmaduke C. William Flower which would fit in date wise.

seems to have been a portrait artist but did landscapes

long shot, but maybe a preparatory drawing or just a sketch

 

Honestly, Charlie! Do I have to do everything around here? That's a very distinctive landscape -- a chateau on an island connected to both banks by bridges.

Debora

 

I thought it might be a preparatory drawing too. And, if my first name were Marmaduke, I'd use my initials too.

Debora

 

thanks inh, wonder if its this guy

https://peterthompsonart.ca/landscapes/

 

Nope. Too modern.

Debora

 

Don't think that's by your friend Marmaduke. Not quite his sensibility.

Debora

 

so..................

 

Perhaps someone can identify the location. I can't. (Adds value.)

Debora

 

Very nice finds, charlie.

Paging @kyratango !

 

thanks Aj !, got some better snaps of the drawing today as it was too dark last night

i'm thinking it must be The Île de la Cité or paris island but not 100% sure

 

It isn't the Île de la Cité, that is much more built up. It is choc-a-bloc with higher buildings, including the Notre Dame. This location looks more rural.

 

No, not Île de la Cité. But when one searches for "chateau" and "island" and "Seine", that's what comes up.

Debora

 

Here's another watercolour by Mitchell. It has the same label and a near adjacent stock number, along with a Frost and Reed label, which gives you a bit of provenance. No one seems to know more about the artist, though I suppose there might be more in the Frost and Reed archives (now held by Bristol City Council).

https://www.sulisfineart.com/w-mitc...ntury-watercolour-the-doone-valley-qb587.html

 

Another version of the "Chateau":
https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/-La-Chateau-Sur-Seine-/87B975F5BC24D0680DEB983BAFEE715F?login=1