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The City of the Caliphs

The City of the Caliphs

Artist (American, 1837 - 1926)
Date1919
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions16 x 20 1/4 inches (40.6 x 51.4 cm)
Frame: 23 1/8 × 27 1/8 × 2 3/8 inches (58.7 × 68.9 × 6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999
Object number31.18.19
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionScene with exotic architecture near body of water with boats and people.
ProvenancePurchased November 12, 1925 by Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936] through (Cannell and Chaffin, Inc. Los Angeles, California); by inheritance to her son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [1]; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. Transferred August 31, 2005 from Nelda C. Stark Estate to Nelda C. and H.J Lutcher Stark Foundation in accordance with residuary clause (Article III, Section M) of the Will of Nelda C. Stark
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