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A Peasant Seated in a Shed
Jean Jacques de BoissieuLinkedCulture matchlcp-019aab36d2b4
- Date
- 1800/09
- Medium
- Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, pieced at bottom and laid down on tan wove paper, laid down on cream laid paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 144369
Of provincial origins and largely self-taught, Jean- Jacques de Boissieu remained in his native Lyon for most of his career. However, a trip to Italy in 1765–66 left a lasting impression on him: he was especially struck by the intense quality of Italian light, which he applied to northern landscapes. Another source of inspiration for Boissieu was Dutch 17th-century art, evident in the some 700 drawings and numerous etchings that constitute his principal oeuvre.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
- Provenance
- Christie’s, New York, Jan. 10, 1996, lot 248, bought in; sold after sale to Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, MA.; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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