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François Bonvin
1817-1887
Breton Woman Spinning
1861
Black and white chalk on blue laid paper.
11 3/8 x 8 9/16 inches (288 x 217 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Hamilton Robinson, Jr., and of Sally and Howard Lepow.
2000.6
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A realist who found inspiration in seventeenth-century genre paintings of humble subjects and interiors, Bonvinʼs drawing captures the quiet monotony of spinning wool. He carefully observed the details of local Breton dress and the intricacies of the spinning wheel, creating a portrait of an unknown working woman.
Provenance:
Laurent Laperlier; his sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 11-13 April 1867, no. 138; Victor Boulanger; his sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 19 February 1880, no. 10 (?); Petiet; Flavia Ormond Fine Arts Limited, London.
Associated names:
Laperlier, Laurent, former owner.
Boulanger, Victor, former owner.
Robinson, Hamilton, donor.
Lepow, Howard, donor.
Lepow, Sally, donor.
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