1962.189: Peasant Working in a Field
Paintings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1962.189
- People
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Cesare-Félix-Georges dell' Acqua, Austrian (Pirano 1821 - 1904 Brussels)
- Title
- Peasant Working in a Field
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- Culture
- Austrian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/228219
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Oil on board
- Dimensions
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44.8 x 36.8 cm (17 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
framed: 66 x 58.4 x 7.6 cm (26 x 23 x 3 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: Inscription on back: J'eus dans ma famille, à l'époque, un oncle peintre qui a connu Van Gogh. Cela se situe vers 1883, alors qu'il séjournait à Irchonwelz, petit village du borinage. Il est mort en 1904; il s'appelait Cesar del'Acqua. Certains tableaux de lui figurent au Musèe de Bruxelles. Je tiens mon tableau à votre disposition, et vous donnerai, si possible, de plus amples renseignements. Avec mes remerciements, recevez, Madame, l'expression de mes respectueux hommages. [signature, illegible.]
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Julius Carlebach, Inc., Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1962.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Julius Carlebach, Inc.
- Accession Year
- 1962
- Object Number
- 1962.189
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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