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The Painter and His Model
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Stevens, a native of Brussels, spent much of his career in Paris where he was regarded as one of the most important recorders of the bourgeois and aristocratic levels of la vie moderne. In this early work, a young woman leans over the shoulder of an artist, presumably Stevens himself, who is regarding his unfinished canvas on the easel. Hanging in the background of the studio is a Flemish tapestry showing an Adoration scene.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
M. A. Polovtsoff Sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, December 2-4, 1908; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2010 | Alfred Stevens 1823-1906. Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels; Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam. |
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 1981 | In the Studio. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. |
| 1980 | Salute to Belgium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1977-1978 | Alfred Stevens. The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montréal. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/13/1968 | Treatment | inpainted; lined; loss compensation; tears repaired; varnish removed or reduced |
| 4/10/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 4/17/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/18/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 4/29/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 9/9/2008 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 5/6/2009 | Examination | examined for loan |
Measurements
H: 36 3/8 × W: 30 7/16 in. (92.4 × 77.3 cm); Framed without buildup H: 48 5/16 × W: 41 1/8 × D: 3 3/4 in. (122.7 × 104.5 × 9.5 cm); Framed with buildup D: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1908
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.
37.322