Noonday
painter
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
(Paris, 1796 - 1875, Paris)
Date1850-1875
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions40.9 x 54 cm (16 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3e3
eMuseum ID718682
EmbARK ObjectID10727
TMS Source ID4
Last Updated11/6/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotes"Contributions to the Loan Exhibition for the Year 1880." Museum of Fine Arts, Fifth Annual Report (Boston, 1881), p. 23.
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
John La Farge et al (eds.). Noteworthy Paintings in American Private Collections, vol. 1 (New York, 1907), p. 8.
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 54.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 102-03, ill. (as painted at Ville d'Avray or Fontainebleau)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 11 (15 Nov. 1964), p. 2. (as perhaps painted at Ville d'Avray or Fontainebleau)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 59-60, ill. (as of Corot's later period)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
John La Farge et al (eds.). Noteworthy Paintings in American Private Collections, vol. 1 (New York, 1907), p. 8.
Morris Carter. Isabella Stewart Gardner and Fenway Court (Boston, 1925; Reprint, Boston, 1972), p. 54.
Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 102-03, ill. (as painted at Ville d'Avray or Fontainebleau)
Rollin Hadley. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 11 (15 Nov. 1964), p. 2. (as perhaps painted at Ville d'Avray or Fontainebleau)
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 59-60, ill. (as of Corot's later period)
MarksNotesInscribed (lower right): COROT
Stamped (canvas, verso): Goupil & Co. / Diot
Stamped (on the stretcher): Goupil & Co. / Diot
Inscribed on label affixed to frame (verso): Museum of Fine Ar[t] / Artist, Corot / Subject, / Owner, Mrs John L. Gardner Jr / Date of Loan 152 Beacon St. / April 26, 80
Stamped (canvas, verso): Goupil & Co. / Diot
Stamped (on the stretcher): Goupil & Co. / Diot
Inscribed on label affixed to frame (verso): Museum of Fine Ar[t] / Artist, Corot / Subject, / Owner, Mrs John L. Gardner Jr / Date of Loan 152 Beacon St. / April 26, 80
ProvenanceNotesOn the art market in Paris before 1880.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the gallery Doll & Richards, Boston for $1,500 on 15 April 1880.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the gallery Doll & Richards, Boston for $1,500 on 15 April 1880.
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