Lot #457 - Nicholas Chevalier
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & Colonial
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Sale Date:24 Nov 2019 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
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Lot #:457
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Lot Description:Nicholas Chevalier
(1828–1902)
A sketchbook containing numerous pencil, watercolour and pen & ink sketches
several of which are signed and dated, mainly 1848, and many of which are titled, including “Starnberg”, “Partie bei Reutte...mit Ehrensberg”, “Wetterstein”, “Unter-Mendsing”, “Altenstadt”, “Walchensee”, “Partenkirchen”, “Pasing”, etc.
Although dilapidated, the book preserves these many images in good condition. -
Notes:1848 falls within the six year period that Nicholas studied painting in Lausanne and architecture in Munich, where he helped with plans for the palace of Ludwig I at Berchtesgaden. He arrived in Australia in 1855.
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Estimate:A$1,000 - 2,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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