A Clump of Trees

CC0 Public Domain Designation

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

c. 1860

Constant Troyon
French, 1810-1865

Currently Off View: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Constant Troyon
Title: A Clump of Trees
Origin: France
Date: 1855–1865
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 33 × 24.9 cm (13 × 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Henry Field Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1894.1070

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Chicago Historical Society, A City Comes of Age: Chicago in the 1890s, October 24, 1990-July 14, 1991.

Possibly sold in the sale of the artist, Paris, Pillet, January 22–February 1, 1866 [claimed by Art Institute of Chicago 1961 but not possible to verify]. Henry Field (died 1890), Chicago; his widow Mrs. Florence Lathrop Field; given to the Art Institute, 1894.

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