- Wayne Lanford – 2002
- Watercolor
- H 12″ W 20″ – Frame 20 x 28
- Appraised Value: $ 1,200 US
Agua Prieta Street is a pen and watercolor creation.
It is a unique piece with no duplication. Signed by the artist.
- Provenance:
- Wayne Lanford – artist – 2002
- Olive Linder – 2002
- Cynthia Cielle – 2003
- DigitHall Gallery – 2003
Agua Prieta (translated as “Dark Water”) is a town in Agua Prieta Municipality in the northeastern corner of the Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the U.S.–Mexico border, adjacent to the town of Douglas, Arizona, USA.
In a manner similar to that of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Agua Prieta Street depicts a beautiful scene happening within the Red Light District of Agua Prieta – an area similar to Moulin Rouge in Paris.
The city of Agua Prieta began at the end of the 19th century as railroads were built between Douglas, Arizona, and Nacozari, Sonora, to transport minerals and goods. As a result, the first settlers of the city, then just a few blocks, were those employed by the U.S. mining company Phelps Dodge Corporation, which was based in Douglas, Arizona. One can say that the town was “founded” in 1899, but it was not until a “contract” was made in 1903 between officials and private citizens, to the name Camou, that area “pertaining” to those citizens was made a Commissary of Fronteras county.
