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Woodland Scene

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Name:
Woodland Scene
Artist:
Pierre-Étienne-Théodore Rousseau (French, b.1812, d.1867), painter
Medium:
oil on panel, cradled
Measurements:
12 1/8 x 20 7/8 in. (30.8 x 53 cm) , framed 7 19 1/2 x 28 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (49.5 x 71.9 x 7.9 cm)
Classification:
Painting
Department:
European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Strietmann
Provenance:
Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867)Rousseau, sold to; Quincy Adams Shaw, Boston, before 1867, by descent to; Mariam Shaw Haughton, Boston, until ca. April 1942, sold or consigned to; (Schneider-Gabriel Galleries, New York, ca. April 1942 [1]). Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Strietmann, Cincinnati, by at least 1954-1961, given with life interest to [2]; Cincinnati Art Museum, Notes: [1] The painting's curatorial file holds a document prepared by Schneider-Gabriel Galleries that outlines the painting's history and the artist's life. It includes a notation concerning the early provenance of the painting, signed by Mariam Shaw Haughton and dated April 1942. [2] The Strietmanns offered the painting to the Museum with life interest reserved in 1954. The painting came under the Museum's care in 1961. Strietmann probably acquired the painting directly from Schneider-Gabriel Galleries sometime after April 1942, and passed the informational packet (see fn. 1) on to the CAM, but no specific date of sale is recorded.
Accession No:
1954.25

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