Genaro PEREZ DE VILLA-AMIL (1807-1854) Bilbao, Saint-Antoine church, circa 1840-1850 Watercolor, wash and gouache signed and annotated lower left. 32 x 40 cm (Minor brown spots) Bibliography: Genaro Perez de Villa-Amil (ed.), L'Espagne artistique et monumentale - Vues et descriptions des sites et monuments les plus remarquables d'Espagne, Paris, Hauser, Tome III, 1850, pp. 148-151. Commentary: Preparatory drawing for the lithograph printed in the referenced work. The lithograph is accompanied by a rich commentary on the church of Saint-Antoine in Bilbao, which describes the drawing as one of the "most picturesque subjects ever presented in our collection."

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