Cochem on the Moselle, Germany
Cochem on the Moselle, Germany
Cochem on the Moselle, GermanySigned lower right: W. CallowWatercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour26.5 by 37.3 cm., 10 ½ by 14 ¾ in.Provenance:With Spink, London, 1990;Private Collection until 2024Literature: Spink and Son Ltd, English Watercolour Drawings, Annual Exhibition 1990, cat. no.59, ill. Exhibited:London, Spink and Son Ltd, English Watercolour Drawings Annal Exhibition, 23rd April - 18th May 1990, no. 59In August 1844, Callow made his second visit to the Rhine and Moselle rivers. He recorded: `I proceeded by boat to Cochem, where I remained for several days sketching. The proprietor of the hotel spoke French and very obligingly walked out with me to point out the principal objects of interest, including Schloss Elz.' (see Jan Reynolds, William Callow, 1980, pp.81-2). Callow exhibited two watercolours of this title at the Society of Painters in Water-colours in 1845 and 1848.){kind=link}
William Callow (1812-1908)
Cochem on the Moselle, Germany
Signed lower right: W. Callow
Watercolour over pencil heightened with touches of bodycolour
26.5 by 37.3 cm., 10 ½ by 14 ¾ in.
Provenance:
With Spink, London, 1990;
Private Collection until 2024
Literature:
Spink and Son Ltd, English Watercolour Drawings, Annual Exhibition 1990, cat. no.59, ill.
Exhibited:
London, Spink and Son Ltd, English Watercolour Drawings Annal Exhibition, 23rd April - 18th May 1990, no. 59
In August 1844, Callow made his second visit to the Rhine and Moselle rivers. He recorded: `I proceeded by boat to Cochem, where I remained for several days sketching. The proprietor of the hotel spoke French and very obligingly walked out with me to point out the principal objects of interest, including Schloss Elz.' (see Jan Reynolds, William Callow, 1980, pp.81-2). Callow exhibited two watercolours of this title at the Society of Painters in Water-colours in 1845 and 1848.