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Apples and walnuts: PD.18-1964

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Current Location: Gallery 1

Titles

Apples and walnuts

Maker(s)

Painter: Renoir, Pierre Auguste

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Notes

History note: Sir Kenneth Clark stated that this had formerly belonged to Edith Wharton, who was a friend of John Hugh Smith's and had presumably bequeathed it to him

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood) ( cigar-box lid)
Panel Height 13.3 cm Width 20.3 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Renoir
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Arts Council exhibition, "Renoir" catalogue no.2 lent A.J. Hugh Smith
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.18-1964
Primary reference Number: 2935

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 June 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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