Lot 244: Antonio Casanova y Estorach (Spanish, 1847-1896)

Antonio Casanova y Estorach (Spanish, 1847-1896)
The Sick Monk
signed, inscribed and dated 'A. Casanova Paris 1880.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
17¼ x 21¾ in. (43.8 x 55.2 cm.)
Painted in 1880.

St. Louis, St. Louis Music Hall and Exhibition, St. Louis Music Hall and Exhibition - First Annual Exhibition, 1884, no. 50, p. 77 (illustrated).

Earl Shinn (ed.), The Art Treasures of America, George Barrie, Philadelphia, 1880, vol. 2, p. 63 (illustrated).
Memorial Collection of Paintings, Bulletin of the The City Art Museum of St. Louis, City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, 1917, vol. 3, April edition.
Recent Accessions, Bulletin of the City Art Museum of St. Louis, City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1917, vol. 3, April edition, p. 12.
City Art Museum of St. Louis, Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings with Biographical Data and Descriptive Notes, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, 1918, no. L22, p. 92.
City Art Museum Catalogue of Paintings, City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, 1924, 3rd edition, no. L22, pp. 50-51.

Daniel Catlin and Justina G. Catlin, St. Louis, Missouri, 1884-1917.

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