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A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands)
Camille Pissarro1856
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands)
- Creator: Camille Pissarro
- Date Created: 1856
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 32.2 cm (9 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.) framed: 37.5 x 45.7 x 4.8 cm (14 3/4 x 18 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Antoine Melbye; Mme Melbye's nephew, Emmanuel Pichon, Le Pecq, France, by 1936 until at least 1939.[1] Mme Jules Joets, by 1956;[2] sold 1959 to (Wildenstein & Co., London, New York and Paris);[3] sold 1960 to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville; gift 1985 to NGA. [1] Published as in Pichon collection by Rewald, "L'Oeuvre de jeunesse de Camille Pissarro," _L'Amour de l'art_, 1936, p.141 repro. and in Pissarro and Venturi catalogue raisonné, 1939, no. 6. [2] Exhibited in Paris, 1956 and Berne, 1957, from a private collection in Paris. According to Paul Mellon records in NGA curatorial files, this collection was that of Mme Jules Joets. A label from the 1957 exhibition on the reverse of the painting gives owner as Mme Joets. [3] Wildenstein's date and source of acquisition according to letter dated 14 December 1998 in NGA curatorial files.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on academy board
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