Linnell, John (1792 – 1882) – Moonrise.

Linnell, John (1792 - 1882)
Moonrise. Chalk, watercolour and gouache. 7x10 inches. Framed: 14.5x16.5 inches.

£6,000

This beautiful rendering of moonlight is a pair to the drawing of a sunset sold at Christies on 11th November 1969, Lot 56. That sheet is the same size, is signed and was drawn in the same combination of chalks with a little wash. While Linnell here has used a dark buff coloured sheet to aid darkness, the other sheet is on blue paper. Both works were made in this impressive, rapid manner, with the landscape being added first in washes and the foliage last, using the point of a black stick of chalk.

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This work appears in the Exhibition: BRITISH WORKS ON PAPER 2025