#61 • Hugo Zacchini Watercolor Painting of Man & Dog

Part of Estate of Francis Prell Absolute Auction (timed auction by Wardlow Auctions)

High bid $240.00

Status: Sold

Category: Artwork

Hugo Zacchini [Peruvian American] watercolor depicting portrait of gentleman with his dog. Hugo was known for performing in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus as "The Human Projectile" and was the first human canonball to use a compressed-air canon. Artist signed in the lower left. Matted in gold tone frame. A few small stains on matting. Size: Frame 21"w x 23.5"h; Exposed area of Art 15"w x 17"h