ENRIQUE ATALAYA (1851-1913) FOR ANGELO MARIANI - Lot 10

ENRIQUE ATALAYA (1851-1913) FOR ANGELO MARIANI SUITE OF TWELVE WATERCOLORS Watercolors signed, dated and dedicated to Angelo Mariani, depicting views of Paris. One marked "My wife wishes me to thank you very much for your thoughtfulness in sending her the superb mimosa basket. I wish you good health in this beautiful land of blue. Your grateful. Atalaya", others depicting, for example, the Pont Alexandre III (dated 1905), the Palais du Trocadéro (dated 1905), the Bois de Boulogne pier, the Musée de Cluny (dated 1905), the Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois marked "My wife and I thank you for the delicious Plum cake". Attached is an oil painting on the artist's carte de visite, dated 1906 and dedicated on the back, depicting the statue of Balzac. Mounted on cardboard. Mounting dimensions. 29 x 22.5 cm. Angelo Mariani invented Mariani wine in 1863, a popular Belle Epoque drink made from coca leaves macerated in Bordeaux wine. He commissioned a large number of watercolors from Atalaya in the early 20th century, including those offered in our sale.