Théodore Rousseau: The Banks of the Bouzanne River
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Artist |
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Title |
The Banks of the Bouzanne River |
Object type |
painting  |
Description |
English: Traditionally, this painting was known as "Early Summer Afternoon" and was thought to represent a site in the Fontainebleau forest. However, it has since been identified as Bords de la Bouzanne, depicting a scene in the Berry district in central France, which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) of 1867. While we know that the artist painted outdoors in the Berry region in 1842, this highly finished composition was likely done some years later. |
Depicted place |
Bouzanne |
Date |
between 1860 and 1869 date QS:P571,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1869-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Medium |
oil on panel medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensions |
height: 56 cm (22 in); width: 74 cm (29.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,56U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,74U174728 ; Framed height: 90.1 cm (35.5 in); width: 109.2 cm (43 in); depth: 15.2 cm (6 in)dimensions QS:P2048,90.17U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,109.22U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,15.24U174728 |
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
Accession number |
37.137 |
Object history |
- Henry Probasco, Cincinnati [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
- Henry Probasco Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1887, no. 9
- William Schaus, 1887, by purchase
- William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1887-1888, by purchase
- 1894: inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore
- 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
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Exhibition history |
An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton. 1967. The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890. From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1951. Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998. The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Manet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004-2005. The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. 2008-2009. |
Credit line |
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1887-1888 |
Inscriptions |
THEODORE ROUSSEAU
Lincoln Safe Deposit Co., N. Y.
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References |
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Source |
Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork |
Permission (Reusing this file) |
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