Lot 98
98
Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915)
Distinguished American Art from a New York Private Collection
Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915)

The Garden at the Inn of William the Conqueror

Details
Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915)
The Garden at the Inn of William the Conqueror
signed 'F Hopkinson Smith' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper laid down on paper
17 ½ x 21 in. (44.5 x 53.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1905.
Provenance
Caroline Huntington Holladay.
Estate of the above.
Butterfields, San Francisco, California, 12 December 1996, lot 3074, sold by the above.
Vance Jordan Fine Art, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Lot Essay

Dating from the 16th century, the Inn of William the Conqueror is located on the Normandy coast in the village of Dives-sur-Mer. By the late 19th century, it was a popular destination for the nobility and political and creative minds of the era. The Inn was a particularly favorite subject of Francis Hopkinson Smith, also serving as the setting of his 1912 novel The Arm-Chair at the Inn.

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