Promenade near a French Country Estate

c. 1880s

Ferdinand Heilbuth

Associated Names
Ferdinand Heilbuth

Artist, French, 1826 - 1889

The image depicts a tranquil outdoor setting with a group of people in period attire walking on a grassy field. In the background, there are distant trees, hills, a pale sky, a man with a horse and cart, a house, a stone wall with a gate, and tall trees framing a structure. The scene is painted with gentle brushstrokes and a color palette of earth tones, soft greens, and muted reds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Lady Inchyra)

  • Dimensions

    unframed: 32.39 × 55.88 cm (12 3/4 × 22 in.)
    framed: 72.39 × 93.98 cm (28 1/2 × 37 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.999

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anna Hoyer Millar, Baroness Inchyra 1962 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Acquired 2015 by The National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in partial monograph: FHeilbuth

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