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The Pool
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Two cows and a white calf stand in a pool of water surrounded by woods. In the background is a girl holding a bucket. Sunlight breaking through the verdure illuminates the scene.
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Provenance
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Purchased by Goupil et Cie (from artist), Paris, June 24 1880 as "l'Étang - Effet du Matin" [1]; purchased by Knoedler & Co., New York, August 18 1880 [2]; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, September 13 1880 as "L'étang du matin"; by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Goupil et Cie Stockbook 10, Stock no. 14690, Page 119, Row 3.
[2] Knoedler & Co. Stockbook 3, Stock no. 2755, Page 122, Row 30.
Exhibitions
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1950 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/3/1978 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/21/1978 | Treatment | mounted; coated; loss compensation |
| 2/1/1998 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 19 7/8 x W: 24 1/8 in. (50.5 x 61.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, between 1878 and 1887
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.65