The Bridge of Louis Philippe

1875

Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin

Artist, French, 1841 - 1927

This painting shows a riverside with a cream-colored bridge cutting horizontally across the scene in front of a bustling city. The bridge is decorated with flags that have stripes of red, white, and blue. Closest to us, at the bottom of the painting, large white barges are moored on the reflective blue river, with small people in white shirts floating nearby on wooden platforms. On the left, a pale gray path stretches along the side of the river, with some pedestrians walking on it. In the distance on the right, tall buildings are visible in shades of yellow, blue, peach, and cream. They have pointed roofs with many dark chimneys sticking up into the air. The sky above is blue and full of soft white clouds. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, and details are suggested with dashes of paint, rather than illustrated clearly.

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M82

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.8 x 60.5 cm (18 1/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
    framed: 61.9 x 75.9 cm (24 3/8 x 29 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.155

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Maurice Barret-Décap, Paris and Biarritz, from ca. 1887.[1] (Durand-Ruel, New York); sold 1927 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1]According to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial files, the painting had been in the Barret-Décap collection for forty years.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1928

  • Exhibition Paintings by Armand Guillaumin, Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, 1928, no. 2.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1982

  • Manet and Modern Paris, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983, no. 8, repro.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 45, repro.

1934

  • Collection des Maitres. Vol. III. Peinture Française, XIXe Siècle. Paris, 1934: pl. 37.

1942

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 72, repro.

1944

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1944: 72, repro.

1953

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1953: 65, repro.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 65.

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 100, repro.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 57, repro.

1971

  • Serret, G., and D. Fabiani. Armand Guillaumin, 1841-1927. Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint. Paris, 1971, no. 44.

1973

  • Rewald, John. The History of Impressionism. New York, 1973:repro. 391

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 168, repro.

1976

  • Rewald, John. The History of Impressionism. New York, 1976: repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 195, repro.

1991

  • "Guillaumin, (Jean-Baptiste-) Armand." Britannica, 15th ed., 1991: 552, repro.

1996

  • Lurie, Patty. Guide to Impressionist Paris. Manchester, New Hampshire, 1996: 48-49, repro.

1998

  • Gaussen, Frederic. Le 4e Arrondissement vu par les peintres. Paris, 1998: 94-95, repro. 95.

Inscriptions

lower left: Guillaumin / 75

Wikidata ID

Q20188787

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