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Source Description
Frère specialized in sentimental scenes of childhood. Thanks to the complimentary reviews of the English critic John Ruskin and the promotional efforts of his dealer Ernest Gambart, he enjoyed phenomenal international success during the mid 19th century. He established an artists' colony in Ecouen, a village located 8 miles north of Paris, that attracted both French and foreign visitors, including the American Mary Cassatt and the Anglo-American George H. Boughton.
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Document identity
localId
24930
label
The Cold Day
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
24930
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Cold Day
description
Frère specialized in sentimental scenes of childhood. Thanks to the complimentary reviews of the English critic John Ruskin and the promotional efforts of his dealer Ernest Gambart, he enjoyed phenomenal international success during the mid 19th century. He established an artists' colony in Ecouen, a village located 8 miles north of Paris, that attracted both French and foreign visitors, including the American Mary Cassatt and the Anglo-American George H. Boughton.
provenance
M. Knoedler, New York [successor to Goupil & Co.] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 26, 1860, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1858
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
41.3
height
32
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 1/4 x W: 12 5/8 in. (41.3 x 32 cm); Framed H: 25 x W: 21 1/2 x D: 3 1/4 in. (63.5 x 54.6 x 8.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: Ed. Frère.; [Date] Lower left: 58
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
4366
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6c18fb7795f8ecfd
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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e6ad02743dae01f6
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no
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no