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Francis Augustus Silva — The Old House by the River
Francis Augustus Silva

The Old House by the River

1881

A landscape painting featuring an old house situated along a riverbank, rendered in the luminous style characteristic of 19th-century American art. The composition captures the interplay of light and water in a serene natural setting.

Medium
oil on canvas

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The American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation

May 9, 2022

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

Lot 1047

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Francis Augustus Silva, The Old House by the River, 1881

A landscape painting featuring an old house situated along a riverbank, rendered in the luminous style characteristic of 19th-century American art. The composition captures the interplay of light and water in a serene natural setting.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1881
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

River, Landscape, American Art, Architecture, 1881, Oil on Canvas, Francis Augustus Silva

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