CALYO, Nicolino (Italian, 1799-1884) View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835. 1835.

Nicolino Calyo (Italian, 1799-1884) View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835 Gouache on paper Signed, dated, and inscribed at (l.r.): 'View of the City of New York as it appeared on the evening of the fire 16th Dec 1835 from the mill at Brooklyn'; (at l.r.): 'From N. Calyo. 402. Broadway N. York'. 20" x 27 1/2" visible, 28 3/8" x 36 1/2" framed   This striking original watercolor of New York is the work of Nicolino Calyo, a talented immigrant artist who captured a unique view of the city during one of the most epochal events of the nineteenth century. In his View of New York as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835, the artist rendered the blaze in Manhattan from the shoreline in Brooklyn. The sky is drenched a dramatic red as the fire licks the night sky. A handful of spectators crowd at the water's edge and beneath the windmill at the right, watching the devastation. Although volunteer fire companies promptly arrived at the scene of the blaze on the night