Vicente Palmaroli y González

Goupil et Cie., Paris (inv. no. 9573), sold 24 March 1875, as Notre maison au bord de la mer
Knoedler, New York, sold 5 May 1875, as Aubord de la mer (Stock Book 2, p. 90, row 42)
Augustus Farnum Lamb, Providence, Rhode Island
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 7 May 1998, lot 189
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Goupil Stock Book 7, p. 201, row 3, stock no. 9573, as Notre maison au bord de la mer
Knoedler Stock Book 2, p. 90, row 42, as Aubord de la mer

Vicente Palmaroli y González first studied painting at the Real Academia de San Fernando in Madrid with Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, and later in Rome and Paris, working alongside such artists as Mariano Fortuny and Ernest Meissonier. 

This delicate scene of a woman looking out to see exemplifies the artist's attention to detail, particularly in the women's fashions and accessories. The roses dotting the standing woman's white dress echo the spray of flowers in the foliage behind her and in the potted plants at center.