Boy with a Basket of Fruit
c. 1790
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 57 x 43.9 cm (22 7/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
framed: 67.3 x 54.3 x 6.3 cm (26 1/2 x 21 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1971.83.13
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired in England[1] in 1947 by (Childs Gallery, Boston), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1971.
[1] Although the provenances of this painting and that of The Domino Girl [NGA 1980.62.41, also formerly owned by the Garbisches], as far a they are known, are different, the works appear to be by the same hand.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1995
Extended loan for use by Ambassador Jeonnone Walker, U.S. Embassy residence, Prague, 1995-1998.
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 267, repro.
1992
Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 437, 441, color repro. 438.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 392, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20179707