Jun 06, 2019 - Sale 2512

Sale 2512 - Lot 347

Unsold
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
BRIERLY, OSWALD WALTERS. Large collection of marine sketches. Approximately 275 sheets sketched in ink, graphite and watercolor on various papers mostly drawn recto/verso, about a dozen with O.W.B monogram. Various sizes; loose in a worn contemporary morocco-backed portfolio with manuscript "Hand Sketches" paper label to upper cover; varied condition. Various places, mid-nineteenth century

Additional Details

Significant collection of marine sketches by English artist Oswald Walters Brierly, who participated in several voyages to Australia and other parts of the Pacific. The present portfolio is a massive scope of nautical images including ships, rigging, landscapes and charming impressions of sea-abiding figures.