Lot 130 · British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A.
The artist's wife on a terrace above the Alhambra, Spain
George Owen Wynne Apperley · pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour, oval
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,412–$15,059
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., London · 5 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 14¼ x 17½ in. (36.2 x 44.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5675506
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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George Owen Wynne Apperley, The artist's wife on a terrace above the Alhambra, Spain. Christie's, 5 Jun 2006, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5675506.
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George Owen Wynne Apperley, The artist's wife on a terrace above the Alhambra, Spain. Christie's, 5 Jun 2006, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5675506.
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