13th Dec, 2023 12:00
Fine Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture
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BRAZILIAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
A SET OF SIX VIEWS OF BRAZIL INCLUDING VISTA TOMADA DE SANTO CHEREZAE, LAGO DO PACO, ST. CHRISTOVAO, PRAYA D'AJUDA, FORTALEZA DE PRAYA VERMELHA AND ENTRADA DA BARRA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
all: inscribed with title to margin lower centre
pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
each: 11 x 16.5cm; 4 1/4 x 6 1/2in
31.6 x 36cm; 12 1/2 x 14 1/4in (framed)
(6)
Property from a Private Collection
Provenance
A gift to the late grandfather of the present owner
Executed circa 1840. The present works are after illustrations from Johann Jacob Steinmann (Swiss 1800-1844) Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro dessinés d'après nature first published in 1835. Steinmann was hired in Paris as the official lithographer to King Dom Pedro IV (1798-1834) who was briefly king of Portugal, and subsequently Emperor of Brazil (1822-1831). Steinmann travelled to Brazil in 1825 where he worked mainly in Rio de Janeiro at the Military Archives. After his employment ended he set up a lithography company in Rio. He returned to Switzerland in 1835 where he published his 'Souvenirs' which include many of the maps and sketches of the topography he made during his time in South America.
Sold for £2,000
A SET OF SIX VIEWS OF BRAZIL INCLUDING VISTA TOMADA DE SANTO CHEREZAE, LAGO DO PACO, ST. CHRISTOVAO, PRAYA D'AJUDA, FORTALEZA DE PRAYA VERMELHA AND ENTRADA DA BARRA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
all: inscribed with title to margin lower centre
pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
each: 11 x 16.5cm; 4 1/4 x 6 1/2in
31.6 x 36cm; 12 1/2 x 14 1/4in (framed)
(6)
Property from a Private Collection
Provenance
A gift to the late grandfather of the present owner
Executed circa 1840. The present works are after illustrations from Johann Jacob Steinmann (Swiss 1800-1844) Souvenirs de Rio de Janeiro dessinés d'après nature first published in 1835. Steinmann was hired in Paris as the official lithographer to King Dom Pedro IV (1798-1834) who was briefly king of Portugal, and subsequently Emperor of Brazil (1822-1831). Steinmann travelled to Brazil in 1825 where he worked mainly in Rio de Janeiro at the Military Archives. After his employment ended he set up a lithography company in Rio. He returned to Switzerland in 1835 where he published his 'Souvenirs' which include many of the maps and sketches of the topography he made during his time in South America.
Auction: Fine Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture, 13th Dec, 2023
