$900
Dwight Benton (American, 1834 -1903), "Scene Among the Ruins of the Palace of Septimus Severus"-1886, oil on canvas, signed and dated at lower left "Dwight Benton Rome 1886", inscribed to verso "Scene Among the Ruins of the Palace of Septimus Severus. Mount Palatine - Rome.", with label to verso "The Beard Art Galleries Minneapolis 1433", inscribed to verso "Dwight Benton". Capriccio landscape painting depicting the ruins of the palace of Septimius Severus (an extension of the Domus Augustana built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus (193 - 211 AD)) on the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy, with a figure seated below a degrading, overgrown archway as she paints the scene with easel and paint box, with a hillside dotted with Roman architecture including visible through the central archway in the distance. Framed approximately 26.5" x 18.5". Unframed approximately 22.25" x 14". Provenance: From the Estate of Channing S. Jun, M.D., Eastman, Georgia.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-06-26
