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Roman Ruins

$2,500
£1,891.86
€2,181.90
CA$3,491.08
A$3,911.13
CHF 2,035.74
MX$47,630.12
NOK 25,932.63
SEK 24,421.22
DKK 16,287.62
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A fine watercolor painting of Roman ruins attributed to American artist Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). Smith was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and after attending Brown University and MIT, he studied art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and traveled worldwide studying and painting archeological sites, including Egypt, Japan, India, Honduras, China, Korea, and Iran, just to name a few. He lived most of his life in New Hampshire and became well known for his archeological paintings and eventually became honorary curator of the Egyptian department at the Boston Museum, as well as a teacher at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard. This watercolor was included in an exhibition titled “On Gilded Pond: The Life and Times of the Dublin Art Colony” in 2007 at the Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery in Keene, NH, as well as the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire in 2008. Watercolor on paper, signed in graphite “Smith” lower right, matted with a linen-lined mat and framed under glass in a molded giltwood frame. Dimensions: 15 in H x 10 in W, actual; 23 in H x 17 in W x 1.25 in D. Ref: 8
  • Attributed to:
    Joseph Lindon Smith (1863 - 1950, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very good overall condition, with minimal imperfections. Please contact us directly for a full condition report before purchasing.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milford, NH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 109701stDibs: LU931316437332

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