John La Farge (1848 -1936)

Mosaic Floor with Classical Geometric Design and Rosettes:
Study for Potter Palmer House, Chicago

Executed circa 1884

Watercolor and graphite on paper

7 x 10 3/4 inches

Inscribed lower left: ½ inch Scale
Inscribed left center: Sketch of Marble Mosaic Vestibule Floor for P. Palmer Esqr., Chicago
Inscribed left center: Sketch showing some proposed changes in color due to use of glass mosaic
Inscribed lower right: inch squares
Inscribed on mount: G2024

Ex-Collection:
Mr. Thomas Wright, Upper Montclair, N.J., until 1918.
Heirs of Mr. Thomas Wright, Upper Montclair, N.J., 1918-1973
Charles Hunter, Upper Montclair, N.J., 1973
Zecca Gallery, Montclair, N.J., after 1973
Sean M. McNally, Ridgewood, N.J., 1986-1992 (SMM 2.100)
Private Collection until the present-

Literature:
Henry A. La Farge, James L. Yarnall and Mary A. La Farge, Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of John La Farge, Catalogue Raisonnee No: MW.99

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