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Henry Pether developed a painting of landscapes and towns by moonlight. The son of painter Abraham Pether, he belonged to a family associated with nocturnal scenes. He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1828 and 1862 while also pursuing technical investigations into architectural materials.
Moonlight, Westminster (1858), at the National Gallery of Victoria, emphasises the mass of Victoria Tower within the London palace complex. Night transforms a recognisable monument into a pictorial subject. In Trafalgar Square, by Moonlight, painted around 1862 and held by the London Museum, moonlight meets the gas lighting of streets and interiors. Big Ben’s illuminated clock face also contributes to the scene. Pether thus connects urban topography with the effects of several sources of light.
This profile brings together identity references for Henry Pether and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Die Piazzetta in Venedig bei Nacht
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2016-03-16
Published result : 23560 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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Oil on canvas
Attribué à Henry Pether — The horseguards parade
huile sur toile
attr. à
Catalogue period : 2019-12-11
Attributed to
Published result : 2600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000–8000
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Attribué à Henry Pether — The horseguards parade
huile sur toile
attr. à
Catalogue period : 2019-09-25
Attributed to
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000–8000
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