Apr 15, 2021 - Sale 2564

Sale 2564 - Lot 387

Price Realized: $ 2,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(URUGUAY.) A.P. di Angelo; artist. Città e Porto di Montevideo. Ink and watercolor, 20 x 29 1/4 inches, on heavy paper, signed and dated in lower right; 3 small holes in margin, minor dampstaining, mount remnants on verso. Montevideo, 1852

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This view was done shortly after the Uruguayan Civil War, in which Montevideo lay under siege for 8 years through 1851. The city had a large Italian population, and prominent among its defenders was an Italian legion led by Giuseppe Garibaldi. With peace, the city grew quickly as a mercantile port. This view shows a harbor packed with vessels bearing the flags of the United States, Italy, France, and more. A rowboat in the lower right bears the flag of Uruguay. An elaborately stylized version of the coat of arms of Uruguay appears in the lower margin.