Painted 1889 THE EIFFEL TOWER
oil on panel, 9 1/2x6". Unsigned Collection Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligman, New York
According to Gustave Coquiot, this work was painted in 1890, the year after the tower was openedfor the Paris World's Fair at whichitprovided the main attraction. Completed on March 31, 1889, the tower is 984 feet tall and is composed of 12,000 metal parts held in place by 2,500,ooo rivets.