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Source Description
Chauvin specialized in idealized landscapes with classicized figures or antique themes. He based his art, however, on the direct perception of nature, making quick oil sketches like this one, done outside. Such oil sketches were not considered works of art in their own right; rather, they were kept by the artist for later use in the studio as a means of refreshing his memory or as a teaching aid. Today, these oil studies are more highly valued and collectible than the large-scale neoclassical landscapes for which they were originally mere preparatory studies, because they are the direct forerunners of impressionist painting.
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Document identity
localId
28800
label
View of a Gorge in Italy
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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28800
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
View of a Gorge in Italy
description
Chauvin specialized in idealized landscapes with classicized figures or antique themes. He based his art, however, on the direct perception of nature, making quick oil sketches like this one, done outside. Such oil sketches were not considered works of art in their own right; rather, they were kept by the artist for later use in the studio as a means of refreshing his memory or as a teaching aid. Today, these oil studies are more highly valued and collectible than the large-scale neoclassical landscapes for which they were originally mere preparatory studies, because they are the direct forerunners of impressionist painting.
provenance
Hôtel Drouot Sale, March 13, 1970 [no catalogue]; Marie-Madeleine Aubrun, 1970, by purchase; Hôtel Drouot Sale, November 27, 1998, lot. 54; Bertrand Gautier [Talabardon & Gautier], Paris, 1998, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2004, by purchase.
date
ca. 1810 (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
44.8
height
29.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 5/8 x W: 11 5/8 in. (44.77 x 29.53 cm); Framed H: 22 7/16 × W: 16 5/16 × D: 1 15/16 in. (57 × 41.5 × 5 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on paper mounted on canvas
creator_ids
8659
collection_ids
EAN
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79
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1
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0
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photo
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