The first a watercolor on paper, unsigned, pencil inscribed "View on the Rhine" and "by Coty" in two separate hands to the verso, matted and framed under glass (Sheet 4 3/8 x 6 5/8 in; Frame dimensions 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.); the second a watercolor on paper, unsigned, pencil inscribed to verso "A View in Wales," matted and framed under glass (Sheet 4 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.; Frame dimensions 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.).

Sotheby's, 10 June 1964, Lot 57

John Varley was an English watercolor painter and astrologer. He was also a close friend of William Blake and collaborated together on the book, Visionary Heads. He exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy, before founding the Old Watercolor Society in 1805.

Light toning and scattered foxing to each.