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Still-life: PD.123-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Still-life

Maker(s)

Painter: Cals, Adolphe Félix

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Notes

History note: With Guy Stein, Paris, 1935; with the Hazlitt Gallery (see label, verso); from whom purchased by John Tillotson, by whom bequeathed 1984, received 1985

Legal notes

The John Tillotson Bequest, 1984, received 1985

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.3 cm
Width: 14.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Tillotson, John

Dating

1860s
Production date: circa AD 1860

Note

Clearly inspired by Bonvin's example, a similar still-life is in the Louvre, signed and dated 1870 (RF.873).

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Cals
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Red paint
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: exhibition label, Guy Stein, no. 15
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.123-1985
Primary reference Number: 2384

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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