Late 19th / Early 20th Century Watercolor and Gouache – Puente de los Esclavos, Guatemala

Detailed watercolor and gouache painting depicting the Puente de los Esclavos (Slave Bridge) spanning the Los Esclavos River in Cuilapa, Santa Rosa, Guatemala. Built in 1592, the eleven-arch colonial bridge endures as a landmark of Spanish engineering and local history. The artist skillfully captures the surrounding lush terrain and river’s movement with layered washes and delicate brushwork. This work may have originally been created as a surveyor’s or engineer’s rendering, given its precise architectural depiction, proportional accuracy, and attention to the structure’s materials and topography—characteristics typical of 19th–early 20th century technical or public works documentation. Signed lower right. Measures approximately 15" x 12". Some paper thinning and toning to verso consistent with age. Dimensions: 15" x 12" Pickup category timeslot {A}