MARTÍN RICO Y ORTEGA | RIO DI SAN BARNABA, VENICE

Auction Closed

May 22, 03:43 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

MARTÍN RICO Y ORTEGA

Spanish

1833 - 1908

RIO DI SAN BARNABA, VENICE

signed RICO (center left)

oil on canvas

26½ by 20¾ in.

67.3 by 52.7 cm

Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 24, 1938, lot 9, illustrated

Helen L. Wilson (and sold, her estate, Sotheby's, New York, May 14, 1976, lot 205, illustrated)

Acquired circa 1995

A native of Spain, Martín Rico y Ortega was captivated by Venice and dedicated his oeuvre to recording its architecture, people and daily life. The present lot, set on the Rio di San Barnaba, features the Chiesa di San Barnaba in the foreground with Santa Maria dei Carmini beyond.