Lot 104
  • 104

Francis Hopkinson Smith

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Francis Hopkinson Smith
  • Market in Seville
  • signed F. Hopkinson Smith and dated Seville-Oct. '82 (lower right)
  • gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
  • 13 by 23 1/4 inches
  • (33 by 59 cm)

Provenance

Spanierman Gallery, New York
Acquired from above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, The Equitable Gallery (in association with the Spanish Institute), Spain, Espagne, Spanien: Foreign Artists Discover Spain, 1800-1900, July 1 - September 18, 1993, no. 46

Literature

Carol M. Osborne, Spain, Espagne, Spanien: Foreign Artists Discover Spain, 1800-1900, Exhibition Catalogue, New York, 1993, p. 184 and 133, illustrated

Condition

In good condition; crackling where gouache was applied thickly; possible staining to upper center(difficult to ascertain if it was the intention of the artist; this work has not been examined out of the frame.
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