Rafael Contreras Framed Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra, late 19th Century, polychrome and gilt stucco 1/12th scale model in period Kufic script ornamented gilt frame; full printed paper label verso: “Testero De La Mezquita Crestaurado en la Alhambra de Granada”; also bears label of Goupil’s Art Gallery, Fifth Avenue, New York City. Note Six similar models by Contreras are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Model 24.5 in. x 15 in. Framed 33 in. x 23.75 in.