Find Lots

• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Maritime Colleciton of Desmond Adcock
• Sale Date:
  22 Oct 2013 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  181
• Lot Description:
  (Ange Joseph) Antoine Roux
  (French, 1765-1835)
  Leonie
  watercolour
  44 x 57cm
  inscribed antoine roux fils aine marseille lower right and with antoine roux fils label to verso, inscribed 1826
• Notes:
  The Roux Family Of Marseilles Was A Family Of Hydrographers And Marine Painters That Specialized In Ship Portraits. While Many Generations Were Involved In The Hydrographic Business, It Was Really Only Three Generations Who Painted And Became Known For Their Skill And Accuracy In Portraying A Ship, Making Their Work Seem More Like A Photograph Than A Painting. Early In Life Antoine Roux Was Apprenticed To His Father, Joseph Roux (1752Ð93), A Hydrographer As Well As An Artist In His Own Right, Spending His Leisure Hours Painting And Drawing. He Died Of Cholera In Marseille In 1835.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
  *****
  

  Can't see the realised price? Upgrade your subscription now!

• Category:
  Art

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.