Sentence examples for obvious provenance from inspiring English sources
Historical cues are vague: Cavaradossi wears a modern-seeming raincoat, Scarpia's henchmen are outfitted with what might be called Victorian psychedelia (top hats, dark granny glasses, canes), and Tosca enters in an eccentric thrift-shop assemblage of no obvious provenance.
While this is obvious, the precise provenance is not.
The surface beauty and the formal elegance of his work have their obvious appeal, as does Mr. Alonso's provenance.
Some bidders from mainland China ran amok right from the beginning, often for no obvious reason other than the Sackler provenance, as noted by Theow H. Tow, deputy chairman of Christie's, Americas and Asia.
Burkert later reaffirmed this position, although with a little less confidence, asserting that the Aristotelian provenance of the text is "as obvious as it is unprovable" (1998, 315).
Amid the well-known answers (provenance, colour, "wall power") are some less obvious observations, both relevant and delightful.Historical and biblical paintings are difficult to sell.
"Provenance," the girl said.
Did it possess provenance papers?
The surprise is its provenance.
Its provenance is telling.
