Hope
In the wake of the catastrophic Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the artist painted this picture of a young woman seated in a devastated landscape holding an oak twig as a symbol of hope for the nation's recovery from war and deprivation. This painting was exhibited at the Pari...
Drawing
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id
8084
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drawing
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris, prior to 1872 Salon, by purchase [from the artist]; Patou, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Durand-Ruel [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Erwin Davis, New York, 1890, by purchase; E. F. Miliken Sale, New York, February 14, 1902, no. 25; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
1
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source
import
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| style |
style
Symbolist
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.156_Fnt_TR_C80II.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.156_Fnt_TR_C80II.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.156_Fnt_TR_C80II.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.156 |
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Medium
oil on canvas
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