Varley F.R.S.A., Cornelius (1781 – 1873) – Wales; ‘Cader Idris’.
Varley F.R.S.A., Cornelius (1781 - 1873)
Wales; 'Cader Idris'.
Watercolour. 1803. Inscribed verso. 'Cader Idris N.W.'.
Exhibited: Colnaghi, 'Drawings and Watercolours' by Cornelius Varley, 1973, Cat No.70;
Lowell Libson, 'Of the Moment: British Landscape and Figure Studies' ..., 2007, Cat No.31.
£8,750
This is one of the watercolours Varley made on his famous expedition to Cader Idris with Joshua Cristall. The work is exactly the same view as a drawing inscribed 'Cader Idris from the path to Pistyll Cain' and dated, 1803. While that drawing is concerned with accurately plotting the bones of the landscape, this is a more poetic response to the grandeur of the mountain and the fall of light. Varley handles his watercolour beautifully.
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BRITISH WORKS ON PAPER 2025