AUCTION 22: FALL EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART AUCTION on September 20 2020 11:00 AM

A WATERCOLOR BY LUCIEN POWELL HAGIA SOPHIA, 19 C.

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Start price: $600

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,400

Buyer's premium: 25%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

The watercolor depicts a view on the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom" (Turkish: Ayasofya). Signed lower left: Lucien Powell. Footnote: Lucien Whiting Powell (1846–1930) was a renowned landscape painter who gave the village of Airmont, Virginia its name for its scenic westward views. Powell, himself, could be considered a native of Airmont, having been born a few miles southeast, near Upperville, Virginia.

Dimensions: Image size: 18 1/2 x 11 1/2 in., (47 x 29.2 cm.) Frame: 27 3/4 x 20 1/2 in., (70 x 52cm.)

Condition: Very good