James Fairman (1826 - 1904) An Extensive View of the Holy La...

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£13,000

James Fairman (1826 - 1904)
An Extensive View of the Holy Lands with Travellers and Camel Drivers at Sunset
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right 'J. Fairman'

Fairman published a brochure in 1880 that listed 140 paintings and their owners. Of these 36 were of the Holy Land. He must have used a standard size canvas as the majority seem to be the same size. A painting sold at Sotheby's New York on 22nd May 2018 (lot 55) as well as the many other views of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives are all 80 x 114 cms. 

Provenance:
Private Collection, Switzerland 

Dimensions:
(Canvas) 31.5 in. (H) x 44.5 in. (W)
(Frame) 41 in. (H) x 54 in. (W)