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Source Description
An Alsatian artist who trained in Italy in the 1860s, Henner's work fell outside the mainstream of French painting. Although he could be a vigorous realist, as seen in his religious paintings and portraits, Henner's posthumous reputation rests on his numerous images of nude women with long auburn hair. This painting is a variant on "La Source" or "Spring" exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1881. One of the models was Dorothy Tennant.
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Document identity
localId
37552
label
The Nymph
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
37552
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Nymph
description
An Alsatian artist who trained in Italy in the 1860s, Henner's work fell outside the mainstream of French painting. Although he could be a vigorous realist, as seen in his religious paintings and portraits, Henner's posthumous reputation rests on his numerous images of nude women with long auburn hair. This painting is a variant on "La Source" or "Spring" exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1881. One of the models was Dorothy Tennant.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, between 1881 and 1884 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1879-1881
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
panel paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27.1
height
21.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 11/16 x W: 8 9/16 in. (27.1 x 21.8 cm); H with frame: 22 1/4 x W: 20 1/4 x 4 in. (56.5 x 51.4 x 10.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At lower left in brown: J J HENNER; [Number] On paper sticker on frame and painting: 328
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
5821
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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