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Source Description
A servant stands to the right of a copper urn drawing water into a bucket. At the left a towel is suspended on the wall and on the floor are placed a large ceramic jug and a small bowl. Weisberg (1979) suggested that the artist, in this instance, drew inspiration from Chardin's "La Pourvoyeuse" or from "La Fontaine de cuivre."This subject is recurrent in Bonvin's work. In later versions such as the "Servant Drawing Water" (Louvre R.F. 462), painted in 1861 for the actor P. Bressant, and "The House Maid," J. S. Inglis Sale, American Art Association, March 11-12, 1909, no. 101, dated 1867, the artist included vistas of a kitchen in the right background, recalling the compositions of Dutch 17th-century masters, notably those of Pieter de Hooch.
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Document identity
localId
27039
label
Drawing Water
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
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27039
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Drawing Water
description
A servant stands to the right of a copper urn drawing water into a bucket. At the left a towel is suspended on the wall and on the floor are placed a large ceramic jug and a small bowl. Weisberg (1979) suggested that the artist, in this instance, drew inspiration from Chardin's "La Pourvoyeuse" or from "La Fontaine de cuivre."This subject is recurrent in Bonvin's work. In later versions such as the "Servant Drawing Water" (Louvre R.F. 462), painted in 1861 for the actor P. Bressant, and "The House Maid," J. S. Inglis Sale, American Art Association, March 11-12, 1909, no. 101, dated 1867, the artist included vistas of a kitchen in the right background, recalling the compositions of Dutch 17th-century masters, notably those of Pieter de Hooch.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, between 1895 and 1899 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1858
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
45.5
height
32.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 15/16 x W: 12 3/4 in. (45.5 x 32.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""F. Bonvin
1858
"" signed and dated at lower left
med
oil on canvas
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3104
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EAN
exhibition_ids
2946
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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