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Paris Kiosk
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Two figures pause at a street corner to read posters on an advertising column. These columns were installed throughout Paris in the middle of the 19th century to stop bills being posted on the sides of buildings – part of a larger effort to regularize and beautify the city streets. Women are outnumbered by men in this scene and appear to be watched by them. On the opposite side of the street a man with a moustache appears to stare at the woman in dark red, while to the right a group of men lounge on the balcony of a café. Daily life on the street of Paris, Béraud seems to suggest, is just as much a performance to be enjoyed as the operas advertised by the colorful posters. The painting is inscribed to the celebrated auctioneer ("commissaire-priseur") Jules Auguste Boussaton (1821-1901?). He owned paintings by Boldini, Bouguereau, Gerome, Meissonier, Sisley, Tissot, and Troyon, among others.
Inscription
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.
Me. Boussaton; Me. Boussaton Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 5, 1891, no. 6 "Le Kiosque des affiches" (1800 francs); received by George A. Lucas at Maurice Mallet's Gallery, June 11, 1901; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1901, by purchase [G. A. Lucas as agent; George A. Lucas/Henry Walters account book, ms.]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2018-2021 | Boldini and his Circle. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2010-2011 | 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin. |
| 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. |
| 1999-2000 | Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/26/1967 | Treatment | repaired; coated; other |
| 6/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 3/14/1989 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation |
| 7/15/1991 | Treatment | repaired |
| 3/28/1994 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 14 × W: 10 7/16 in. (35.5 × 26.5 cm)
Framed: H: 24 3/4 × W: 21 1/2 × D: 3 5/8 in. (62.9 × 54.6 × 9.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1901
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.
37.1055