Vista de Santiago desde el cerro Santa Lucía hacia el oriente
Details
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)
Vista de Santiago desde el cerro Santa Lucía hacia el oriente
faintly signed 'Moro Rugendas' (lower left)
oil on canvas
13 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. (33.7 x 46 cm.)
Painted circa 1841.
Provenance
María Canciani de Flindt, Santiago, Chile. By descent to Julia Evans, Antofagasta, Chile (circa 1860). By descent to Elena McQueen, Valparaiso, Chile (circa 1900). By descent to William H. Williamson, London (circa 1937). Thence by descent to Gerald Francis Williamson, Houston (1986). Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 18 November 2010, lot 163 (illustrated in color). Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Pablo Diener for his assistance confirming the authenticity of this work through photographic documentation.