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Rare Cityscape of New York, American Hotel and City Hotel

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Rare City Scape of New York, American Hotel and City Hotel
Unsigned, ca. 1840
Watercolor and gouache on paper
23 ½” x 30 ½” with frame
Over-all in good condition, some staining and toning, creases wear.
In a period walnut frame
With artistic license taken, this fanciful city scape depicting the American Hotel and the City Hotel (opened in 1804) were both on Broadway by 1840, however a distance apart from one another. The “New York Clothing Store” is also identified on one building with the Hudson River active with ships on the other side. The linear graphic design of the buildings coupled with the folky figures and ships sailing on the river adds to this charming piece of American folk art.

Item ID: WoA-WoP-WCG 007

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1840
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-WoP-WCG 007
Incollect Reference #:	770520

Dimensions

W.	30.5 in;	H.	23.5 in;
W.	77.47 cm;	H.	59.69 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.