Still Life with Basket of Oranges
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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William Hamilton Graham, Baltimore (through George A. Lucas as agent) [1]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.[1] In a diary entry for 10 February 1863 Lucas records ""Bonvin to see me took fruit for Graham"" ""Bonvin 2 drawings apples oranges 30 fs."" Given no other watercolors of oranges have been located by Bonvin dating from or before this date, it seems likely that William T. Walters later acquired this watercolor from his Baltimore neighbor.
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