Bidspirit auction | A WILLIAM TURNER ATTRUBUTED WATERCOLOR

A WILLIAM TURNER ATTRUBUTED WATERCOLOR PAINTING, 1836 - Watercolor on paper drawing depicting Ancient Rome; Agrippina Landing with the Ashes of Germanicus. The Triumphal Bridge and Palace of the Caesars Restored, 1836 on wove paper, bearing the signature and inscription ”J M W Turner ”EA” lower left and date ”1836” lower right. Matted, housed in a gilded wooden frame. Attributed to William Turner. Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), known as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker, and watercolorist. He is known for his expressive colorizations, imaginative landscapes, and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolors, and 30,000 works on paper. He was championed by the leading English art critic John Ruskin in 1840 and is today regarded as having elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivaling history painting. Provenance: Sold in 1841 at the Turner one-man show in London to the Merode family, then to Antoinette de Cluzel, then to Peter Kaufman in 2012, and then to the current owner in 2014. Dimensions: 9 x 11 1/2 in., (23 x 29.3 cm.) Condition: The painting appears to be in very good condition. The paper has no visible signs of damage or restoration. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold ”as-is”, refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided.