William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1859-1939)

Pricing & History
"Coffee Five Cents Per Cup: Poydras Market, New Orleans", Raffaelli crayon on board, signed and dated "05" lower left, pencil-titled "Poydras Market, N.O." and inscribed en verso, 16 in. x 20 in., in a period frame. Provenance: A Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Estate with family ties to New Orleans. Note: For generations of New Orleanians, a flavorful cup of coffee and chicory is a necessary part of starting the day or ending a delicious Creole meal. In the painting "Coffee Five Cents Per Cup", William Woodward drew attention to the city's culinary tradition of coffee, as well as focused on the Poydras Market, one of the many New Orleans marketplaces of the early twentieth century. As a historic preservationist, Woodward documented the historic structures of city throughout his career in his paintings, drawings and etchings.