A House, West Humble Lane, Norbury, Surrey

1806

Cornelius Varley

Associated Names
Cornelius Varley

Artist, British, 1781 - 1873

The image shows a rustic cottage with a chimney, set slightly off-center to the right. The sky is faint and undefined. The painting has delicate brushstrokes, likely created with a watercolor technique. The color palette includes earthy tones of brown, gray, and hints of green from foliage. A wooden fence frames the left side, with blurred trees and bushes in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.2 × 38.5 cm (9 15/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.40

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P&D Colnaghi, London). (Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, no. 47427). (Lowell Libson, London, 2014); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours by Cornelius Varley, P & D Colnaghi, London, 1973, no. 43.

1997

  • English Watercolours and Drawings, Agnew's 124th Exhibtion, Thos. Agnew & Sons, London, 1997, no. 51.

1999

  • English Watercolours and Drawings, Agnew's 126th Annual Exhibition, Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, 1997, no. 40.

2006

  • Watercolours and Drawings, Lowell Libson, Ltd., London, 2006, no. 37.

2014

  • British Watercolours, Lowell Libson, Ltd., London, 2014, no. 23.

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Westhumble Lane / Norbury Surrey C Varley

Watermarks

Whatman 1801

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