Tomb of Rachel. - On the Way to the Jordan River. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower left. Trimmed. Framed.
AUCTION 54 |
Wednesday, March 21st,
2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 313
POWELL, LUCIEN C.
Tomb of Rachel. - On the Way to the Jordan River. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower left. Trimmed. Framed.
American, Late 19th-century:
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
Known for his large scale paintings of the Grand Canyon, the Virginia-born Lucien Powell (1846-1920) commenced his art career after serving in the US Confederate Army. He was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and studied under Thomas Moran.
On the reverse of this handsome watercolor, Powell writes: “… And painted from the original C S Kelok (?) - as seen from a road coming from Jordan & the Dead Sea. Painted expressly for the Reverend Edwin Stucker by the artist Lucien CO Powell.