Lot Essay
An invitiation to the above referenced exhibit, with a copy of a photograph illustrating Curtain for the Arch St. Theatre, Tempest, First Scene hanging in the artist's studio, accompanies the lot.
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Curtain for the Arch Street Theatre, Tempest, First Scene
Details
Russell Smith (1812-1896)
Curtain for the Arch Street Theatre, Tempest, First Scene
signed with initials 'RS.' (lower left)--signed, dated and inscribed 'Tempest. 1st. Scene Curtain for the Arch St. Theatre 1866 to 74 Russell Smith' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
12 x 18¼ in. (30.5 x 46.4 cm.)
Curtain for the Arch Street Theatre, Tempest, First Scene
signed with initials 'RS.' (lower left)--signed, dated and inscribed 'Tempest. 1st. Scene Curtain for the Arch St. Theatre 1866 to 74 Russell Smith' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
12 x 18¼ in. (30.5 x 46.4 cm.)
Provenance
The family of the artist.
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Exhibited
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art and elsewhere, The Smith Family of Painters: A Retrospective View, February 1 - April 12, 1998.