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Source Description
The composition of "A Well in the East," dated 1847, in the Wallace Collection, London (inv. no. P 263) has been reversed in this picture. The rich coloring of the sunset and the thick impasto of our picture are reminiscent of Decamps' painting. However, the lack of definition of forms at both sides of the picture, the reversal of the composition and the unusual signature in cursive script suggest that the painting is a forgery. Dewey F. Mosby in "Alexandre-Fabriel Decamps, 1803-1860" dissertation, Harvard University, 1973, illustrates a number of forgeries involving reversal of compositions (nos. 224, 24, and 62).
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Document identity
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23610
label
Sunset, Tombs Near Cairo
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
23610
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Sunset, Tombs Near Cairo
description
The composition of "A Well in the East," dated 1847, in the Wallace Collection, London (inv. no. P 263) has been reversed in this picture. The rich coloring of the sunset and the thick impasto of our picture are reminiscent of Decamps' painting. However, the lack of definition of forms at both sides of the picture, the reversal of the composition and the unusual signature in cursive script suggest that the painting is a forgery. Dewey F. Mosby in "Alexandre-Fabriel Decamps, 1803-1860" dissertation, Harvard University, 1973, illustrates a number of forgeries involving reversal of compositions (nos. 224, 24, and 62).
provenance
Mrs. S. D. Warren; Mrs. S. D. Warren Sale, American Art Association, New York, January 8, 1903, no. 42; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
19th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32.5
height
63
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 13/16 x W: 24 13/16 in. (32.5 x 63 cm); Framed H: 24 1/2 x W: 36 1/2 in. (62.23 x 92.71 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: Decamps
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oil on panel
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3835
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2422
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1
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0
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photo
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