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Niagara Falls from the Ferry

Creator: Nicolino Vicompte Calyo
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Nicolino Calyo (1799-1844)
Lived/Active: New York

Niagara Falls from the Ferry
Unsigned
Gouache on paper, eglomise glass mat in a period gilt frame.
13” x 15 ½” with frame
Over-all in fine condition.
Provenance: Label on verso: Hirschl and Adler, New York, NY
Fully authenticated as a work by Nicolino Calyo, this scene, titled at the bottom by the artist, depicts a rare view of Niagara Falls from the Ferry. This finely executed work is complimented with a strong color palette.
Nicolino Vicompte Calyo was born in Naples, Italy, where he studied art—specifically landscape techniques and traditions. In 1834 he settled in the US and began holding exhibitions of his work in Baltimore, Philadelphia and ultimately New York. Calyo often worked on location, making watercolor and gouache landscape sketches wherever he traveled.

Price: $8,750

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Gouache on paper
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Luminism, Color, Hudson River School
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-WoP-GP 010
Incollect Reference #:	777968

Dimensions

W.	15.5 in;	H.	13 in;
W.	39.37 cm;	H.	33.02 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.