(Scottish/America, 1812-1896)Four European Views, 1852;ÿThe Baths of Carracalla From theÿ Palatine, unsigned, 8 x 11-3/4 in.; The Port of Leghorn, unsigned, 8 x 11-3/4 in.; The Top of the Bristinstock Alps, signed and titledÿ verso "Top of the Bristinstock Alps/Russell Smith 1852", 7-3/4 x 11-3/4 in.; Lake Lugano Looking North, signed and titled verso "Lake Lugano Looking North/Russell Smith 1852", 8 x 12 in.; all oil on paper, matching reproduction carved gilt wood frames, 10-1/2 x 14-1/3 (3); 11 x 14-3/4 in. (1)Note: Exhibited: "Russell Smith, Views of Europe 1851-1852 and Later", Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, February, 1981, cat. nos. 257, 260, 292, 294. Vose Gallery labels verso on 257,260, 294.; Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, February 13, 1981, purchased for $8,000 (accompanied by original receipt and exhibition catalog); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Condition
all hinged in, slight warp to all papers, probable yellowed varnish; frames with minimal wear and abrasions