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Wall-Light (bras de lumière)

probably 19th or early 20th century

French 19th or 20th Century

Associated Names

French 19th Century

Artist

French 20th Century

Artist

Medium

gilded bronze
Credit Line

Gift of George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon
Dimensions

overall: 58.4 x 42.5 x 24.7 cm (23 x 16 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1957.7.19

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(French & Company, New York); George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon; gift 1957 to National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

François Boucher in North American Collections: One Hundred Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago, 1973-1974, not in catalogue or brochure (shown only in Washington).

Bibliography

1986

Ottomeyer, Hans, and Peter Pröschel. Vergoldete Bronzen: die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus. Munich, 1986: 1:143, no. 2.11.19.

Wikidata ID

Q62758719

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