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Nov 13, 2012

Study of a Plant, Possibly Thistle

Study of a Plant, Possibly Thistle

1862

Léon Bonvin

(French, 1834–1866)

France, 19th century

Watercolor and pen and brown ink with white heightening

Support: Wove? paper, laid down on blue wove? paper

Sheet: 25.3 x 29.5 cm (9 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Secondary Support: 25.3 x 29.5 cm (9 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Bequest of Noah L. Butkin 1980.236

Location

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Description

Neglected within his own time, the watercolors of Bonvin have only come to be fully appreciated in the late 20th century. An artist with little formal training, Bonvin earned a living working in his family’s inn in Vaugirard, on the outskirts of Paris. The landscape near his home and studies of the inn’s garden became his themes.

See also
Collection: 
DR - French
Department: 
Drawings
Type of artwork: 
Drawing
Medium: 
Watercolor and pen and brown ink with white heightening
Credit line: 
Bequest of Noah L. Butkin

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