Colossal Statue of Ananda, near the Ruined City of Pollanarua, Ceylon
Details
John La Farge (1835-1910)
Colossal Statue of Ananda, near the Ruined City of Pollanarua, Ceylon
inscribed with title (on the reverse)
watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm.)
Executed in 1891.
Colossal Statue of Ananda, near the Ruined City of Pollanarua, Ceylon
inscribed with title (on the reverse)
watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm.)
Executed in 1891.
Provenance
William Macbeth, New York.
Victor D. Spark, New York.
Christie's, New York, 18 March 1983, lot 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Bentley, Sr., Marietta, Georgia.
Vance N. Jordan, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Victor D. Spark, New York.
Christie's, New York, 18 March 1983, lot 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Bentley, Sr., Marietta, Georgia.
Vance N. Jordan, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
J.L. Yarnall, Recreation and Idleness: The Pacific Travels of John La Farge, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, p. 138, fig. 172, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Macbeth Gallery, John La Farge, 1907.
Yonkers, New York, The Hudson River Museum, John La Farge: Watercolors and Drawings, n.d.
New York, Vance Jordan Fine Art, Inc., Recreation and Idleness: The Pacific Travels of John La Farge, April 30-June 9, 1998.
Yonkers, New York, The Hudson River Museum, John La Farge: Watercolors and Drawings, n.d.
New York, Vance Jordan Fine Art, Inc., Recreation and Idleness: The Pacific Travels of John La Farge, April 30-June 9, 1998.