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Lot 603
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Robert Hopkin (American, 1832-1909), "Dauphine Street, French Quarter, New Orleans", 1884, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed, inscribed and dated "Dauphin [sic] St., N.O., March 20, 1884" lower right, sight 4 3/4 in. x 6 3/4 in.
- Notes: Note: Robert Hopkin was a native of Scotland who immigrated to the U.S. in 1843 and settled permanently in Detroit. In 1853 he opened his own studio. Traveling often, Hopkin decorated the interiors of passenger steamboats, churches and buildings in New Orleans, Denver, and Detroit, among other cities. One of his major accomplishments was the interior of the Cotton Exchange in New Orleans in 1883 This project was prompted by the upcoming Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884, commemorating the first shipment of cotton from the U.S. to England. It was held in New Orleans, at least in part, to advertise the city's commercial revitalization following the end of Reconstruction. This rare 19th c. view of the French Quarter, painted the same year as the Cotton Centennial Exposition, shows a corner on Dauphine Street. Laundry hangs to dry from a second floor balcony providing a quintessential view of daily life in this charming part of New Orleans.
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January 31, 2010 11:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US
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