Beynac. (France). Watercolor. 8 7/8 x 14. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Signed in ink, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil, verso. $175.
The castle in the distance is the feudal castle, Beynac en Périgord. It was built somewhere between the 12th and 14th centuries under French rule. It was later seized by the English, but was reclaimed by the French.
There is an etching with the same title.
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