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Source Description
Couder trained at the School of Fine Arts in Paris and specialized in still lifes. Two of his paintings were purchased by Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, emperor of France. William T. Walters collected two still lifes in watercolor by the artist, who exhibited reguarly at the Salon in Paris.
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Document identity
localId
22454
label
Still Life with Melons
core
obj
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drawing
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3
Source metadata
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22454
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Still Life with Melons
description
Couder trained at the School of Fine Arts in Paris and specialized in still lifes. Two of his paintings were purchased by Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, emperor of France. William T. Walters collected two still lifes in watercolor by the artist, who exhibited reguarly at the Salon in Paris.
provenance
Commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, Baltimore, 1865; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1865
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.3
height
18.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 9/16 x W: 7 5/16 in. (24.3 x 18.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In watercolor at lower left: A. Couder; [Inscription] In graphite on verso: 67
med
watercolor and opaque watercolor over traces of graphite on cream moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
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2821
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EAN
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2069
3500
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