William Stephen Coleman (1829-1904)

William Stephen Coleman (1829-1904)

Girl Holding a Shell, (Water Nymph), 1874

watercolour on paper of a young girl in an exotic coastal landscape with classical domed temple in the distance, a basket of shells at her feet, holding a shell to her ear and looking forwards in contemplation, circular in gilt mount, framed

signed W S Coleman, 1874

44cm. diam (image)

74cm square (frame)

Provenance

British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Christie's South Kensington, 28th March 2002, lot 175