1960s Vintage of 19th Rugendas Print Framed

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Superb landscape Print Labeled View of the sugar loaf and gloria, Rio de Janeiro" this fascinating print from the 19th … Read more Superb landscape Print Labeled View of the sugar loaf and gloria, Rio de Janeiro" this fascinating print from the 19th century was repurposed as a decorator piece in the 1960s.
Johann Moritz Rugendas (29 March 1802 – 29 May 1858) was a German painter, famous for his works depicting landscapes and ethnographic subjects in several countries in the Americas, in the first half of the 19th century. Rugendas is considered "by far the most varied and important of the European artists that visited Latin America.
This piece is probably (almost improbably) designer decorator pieces, and definitely of the 1960s sensibility, As objects these have a definite mid-century modern vibe.
Framed with gold wood frame protected by glass. 15" w by 11" H by 0.25" D See less