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Bassin de La Villette
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Bassin was constructed in the former village of La Villette between 1806 and 1809 to provide a harbor and a reservoir. It was formed from the Canal d'Ourcq connecting the Ourcq, a tributary of the Marne, with the Seine.
Lépine produced a number of paintings of this waterway conveniently located east of Montmartre. Here he shows it on a sunny, though hazy and apparently humid day. Flanking the waterway are numerous barges and warehouses.
A similar view, "Le Bassin de La Villette," is illustrated in John Couper, "Stanislas Lépine, sa vie, son oeuvre," Paris, 1969, fig. 31.
Inscription
Provenance
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Durand-Ruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Cyrus J. Lawrence Sale, American Art Association, New York, January 21-22, 1910, no. 61; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase [under alias Henry Chester]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2009 | The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/14/1956 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 6/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/1/1971 | Treatment | other |
| 9/17/1981 | Treatment | other |
| 2/3/1998 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/15/2007 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 11/16 x W: 24 1/8 in. (34.8 x 61.3 cm); Framed, H: 22 7/8 x W: 32 3/8 x D: 3 1/4 in. (58.1 x 82.23 x 8.26 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.892