Home | About Caparne | Art Collections | Bibliography | Site Information | News & Auctions

William John Caparne (1855-1940)

Auctions: Caparne Lots - Martel Maides, Guernsey - 20 October 2004

previous...

Lot 300

next...

A Double Rainbow at Skiddaw, Keswick
Watercolour, signed W.J.Caparn 1895 17 x 26in (43 x 66cm). Exhibited at Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery, 1990. Illustrated on page 16 of Artists In Guernsey - Caparne Edition. Well known local art expert, the late Brian Bell considered this to be one of Caparne's finest works. A copy of his description of this painting to be sold with this lot. A rare example of his work signed without the E, which he added to his signature when he settled in Guernsey.
Estimate - 1500-2000

With thanks to Martel Maides Auctions for permission to reproduce their catalogue entries and images.