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Source Description
The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life. Although no particular victim is indicated, this subject might have been prompted by the suicides in 1835 of Decamps' fellow artists Léopold Robert and Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, whose late paintings had been severely criticized. Decamps pursued a successful career painting a few historical subjects, numerous scenes based on his travels in the Near East in the early 1830s, and views of hunting in the Fontainebleau forest.
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Document identity
localId
1589
label
The Suicide
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1589
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Suicide
description
The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life. Although no particular victim is indicated, this subject might have been prompted by the suicides in 1835 of Decamps' fellow artists Léopold Robert and Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, whose late paintings had been severely criticized. Decamps pursued a successful career painting a few historical subjects, numerous scenes based on his travels in the Near East in the early 1830s, and views of hunting in the Fontainebleau forest.
provenance
Henri Didier, 1845 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles de la Roche, 1868 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Wm. T. Blodgett Sale, New York, April 27, 1876, no. 88; John Taylor Johnston Sale, December 22, 1876, no. 86; S. P. Avery, 1876, by purchase; William T. Walters, Baltimore, December 20, 1876, by purchase [Robert Somerville as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1836
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
40
height
56
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/4 x W: 22 1/16 in. (40 x 56 cm); Framed H: 28 1/8 x W: 34 3/8 x D: 5 in. (71.44 x 87.31 x 12.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: DECAMPS
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
3835
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2159
2295
631
2496
3003
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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