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Effect of Autumn, Fontainebleau
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A solitary peasant woman bearing a heavy bundle makes her way across a marshy plain under an overcast sky. This melancholy autumn scene employs a restricted range of colors.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 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. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/1971 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 3/8/1979 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 1/11/1982 | Examination | examined for condition. |
| 1/1/1998 | Treatment | cleaned; loss-compensation |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 11 11/16 × W: 16 3/8 in. (29.7 × 41.6 cm)
Framed: H: 23 1/4 × W: 28 1/8 × D: 4 3/8 in. (59.1 × 71.4 × 11.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
Location in Museum
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.
37.43