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Heseltine, John Postle (Dilham 1843 – London 1929). River Landscape. In front low-lying lighter, meager stock of trees on both sides of the banks, in the background a property. Etching. Inscribed in the lower platemark in German: Original etching by J. P. Heseltine / Print of the Society for Reproducing Art, Vienna. 23 x 31.5 cm.

Thieme-Becker XVI (1923), 573; Vollmer VI (1962), 51. – Printed in brown on toned strong hand-made paper. – According to Leporini (erroneously “1843-1912”) Heseltine was besides Esdaile “the greatest collector of drawings in England since Lawrence”. – Thieme-Becker:

“ Money-broker by profession he came as collector to the art educating himself autodidactically in the etching (since 1862/63). Exhibited 1869-1916 frequently in the Royal Academy. H. has worked a long series of landscape etchings with motifs from England, France and Italy. He loves vast spaces and surfaces of water and depicts with pleasure unpretentious motifs, river banks, isolated farms … The practice is skilful, but a little dry. ”

Offer no. 28,393 / EUR  151. (c. US$ 203.) + shipping