Lot #3: Print of The Waterseller of Seville by Diego Velázquez

This is a print of famous Spanish artist Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)’s oil painting masterpiece The Waterseller of Seville. Velázquez actually painted three versions of this scene. In this image, the boy is buying water from the elderly water seller in Seville Spain, and the young man in the vague background is drinking water--representing three stages of life. There is a fig in the glass held by the boy, to keep the water tasting fresh at that time. The detail of the water droplets trickling down the side of the large clay jug and the transparency of the glass goblet demonstrate the painter’s incredible realism. Dimensions: As shown in pictures Pickup category timeslot {A}