Lot 46
Joseph Paul (1804-1887)
Lot 46 Details
Joseph Paul (1804-1887), British
NORFOLK HOMESTEAD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
oil on canvas
titled and inscribed "To John (Old) Crome (1768-1821)" to nameplate; signed "John Crome [...]" and titled to label verso
24 x 28.3 in — 61 x 72 cm
Estimate $200-$300
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Provenance:
Thomas M'Lean, London, UK label verso;
Presented by Miss J.K. Wilson, Toronto, ON as a gift to the Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario) in 1937 as "John (Old) Crome";
Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, later attributed to Joseph Paul with Crome's name crossed out on the AGO label verso;
Deaccessioned from the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario to benefit art purchases at the AGO
Note:
This unsigned and undated lot, previously given to John Crome, has a typed biography of the artist affixed verso.
Joseph Paul, to whom this lot was later given by the AGO, exhibited at the Norwich Society of Artists in 1823, 1829 and 1832. After 1832, Paul fled from Norwich and acquired a studio in or near London where he and his assistants turned out forgeries of old London views by Constable, Crome and other East Anglian painters.