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Overview
An original watercolor depicting the ancient ruins and cypress trees of Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli near Rome by celebrated Anglo-Japanese artist Yoshio Markino. Retaining its original gallery label from The Fine Art Society on New Bond Street, this piece beautifully exemplifies Markino's delicate fusion of Japanese atmospheric painting techniques with European topographical subjects.
Story
Arriving penniless in London in 1897, Yoshio Markino became a literary and artistic sensation known as 'the Japanese artist in London'. This evocative study captures ancient Rome through a poetic, East-meets-West lens.
Maker / Origin
Yoshio Markino (1869–1956) was an internationally acclaimed Japanese painter and author who achieved great fame in Edwardian London for his misty, atmospheric cityscapes and European travel scenes. Celebrated for bridging Nihonga sensibilities with Western impressionism, his work was regularly exhibited by top London institutions like The Fine Art Society.
Condition & Value
Appears to be in very good antique condition with mild age-toning to the paper sheet. Frame backing and gallery labels are wonderfully preserved. Original framing and undisturbed backing add a premium to collector value.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
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Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
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