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St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection

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St. Louis Classic and Contemporary: the May Collection is a carefully curated auction presenting an exceptional breadth of fine art, works on paper, decorative arts and collectibles spanning multiple collecting disciplines, with highlights including works by Robert Motherwell, Willem de Koonig, Marc Chagall, Hans Bellmer, Sol LeWitt, Leslie Dill, Alexander Calder, Laszlo Dus, Ed Eugene Boccia and Siegfried Reinhardt alongside important American and European decorative arts.
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Lot 122

James Herbert Snell RBA ROI (British 1861-1935), Mediterranean Harbor With Fishing Boats And Quayside Buildings, Watercolor, Signed Lower Right

Estimate: $400 - $1,200
Starting Bid
$200

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Sight Height 9.5 in., Width 13.25 in. Framed Height 17.5 in., Width 21.5 in. Signed lower left. This early 20th century watercolor features a harbor scene with small boats and red tiled roof buildings, a scene typical of the artists work. Snell often painted in the fishing port town of Martigues in the South of France, a spot often referred to as the Venice of Provence. A well-respected artist of his time, Snell exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy as well as the Paris Salon.

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