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The Cold Day

Pierre-Édouard Frère (French, 1819-1886) (Artist)
1858
oil on panel
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Frère specialized in sentimental scenes of childhood. Thanks to the complimentary reviews of the English critic John Ruskin and the promotional efforts of his dealer Ernest Gambart, he enjoyed phenomenal international success during the mid 19th century. He established an artists' colony in Ecouen, a village located 8 miles north of Paris, that attracted both French and foreign visitors, including the American Mary Cassatt and the Anglo-American George H. Boughton.

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[Signature] Lower left: Ed. Frère.; [Date] Lower left: 58

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. Knoedler, New York [successor to Goupil & Co.] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 26, 1860, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
9/29/1983 Treatment coated; loss compensation; other
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Measurements

H: 16 1/4 x W: 12 5/8 in. (41.3 x 32 cm); Framed H: 25 x W: 21 1/2 x D: 3 1/4 in. (63.5 x 54.6 x 8.3 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1860

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.

37.29

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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