Seine with View of Eiffel Tower (Vue de Paris)

Provenance

David B. Findlay Galleries, New York, New York (as Vue de Paris)

Beacon Hill Fine Art, New York, New York (as Vue de Paris)

Dr. Malcolm McHenry, Sacramento, California

Sale, Bonhams, New York, New York, August 23, 2023, lot 118, from above

Exhibited

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, Decisive Moments: American Impressionist Paintings from West Coast Collections, August 27–October 10, 1999 (as Vue de Paris)

Related Works

Honfleur Harbour, 1884–1886, oil on canvas, 15 5/16 x 21 13/16 inches; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Seine, Outside Paris, 1885, oil on canvas, 15⅛ x 22⅛ inches; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Seine River Scene, 1894, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches, signed and dated; Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois

Quai à la Seine, Paris, au Clair de Lune, 1898, oil on canvas, 21¼ x 25¾ inches; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas

Paris, 1915, oil on wood panel, 21¾ x 28¼ inches; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama

Note: In 1876, Frank Myers Boggs first settled in France, a location that would provide ample inspiration for the artist throughout his career. Boggs’s works showcase the iconic cathedral spires, quays, and city squares across Paris.

This work is included in the online catalogue raisonné of Frank Myers Boggs work by Lorenz Schröefl, available at www.frankmyersboggs.com.