Bouquet of White Chrysanthemums and Michaelmas Daisies
Léon Bonvin was born in Vaugirard, just outside Paris in 1834. Despite displaying great talent in the medium of watercolor he was largely unrecognized by his contemporaries. In 1866 he hanged himself at the age of 32, apparently due to financial difficulties. Working at his fa...
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Acquired by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1862 (?) [George A. Lucas as agent] [1], certainly acquired before 1885 [2]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.[1] based on the date in the inscription this may be the drawing referred to in the diary entry for 22 November 1862 ""Bonvin frère & paid him for Walters drawing of flowers - 50 fs."" Randall, Diaries of George A. Lucas, vol. 2, p. 144. [2] Published as a wood engraving in ""Harper's New Monthly Magazine,"" 1885, captioned as ""owned by Mr. W. T. Walters.
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