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| Keywords: Pierre Athanase Chauvin - View of a Gorge in Italy - Walters 372771.jpg Chauvin specialized in idealized landscapes with classicized figures or antique themes He based his art however on the direct perception of nature making quick oil sketches like this one done outside Such oil sketches were not considered works of art in their own right; rather they were kept by the artist for later use in the studio as a means of refreshing his memory or as a teaching aid Today these oil studies are more highly valued and collectible than the large-scale neoclassical landscapes for which they were originally mere preparatory studies because they are the direct forerunners of impressionist painting ca 1810 oil on paper mounted on canvas cm 44 77 29 53 ; Framed cm 55 88 40 64 accession number 37 2771 28800 Hôtel Drouot Sale March 13 1970 no catalogue Marie-Madeleine Aubrun 1970 by purchase Hôtel Drouot Sale November 27 1998 lot 54 Bertrand Gautier Talabardon Gautier Paris 1998 by purchase Walters Art Museum 2004 by purchase Museum purchase 2004 Aspects du paysage néo-classique en France de 1790 à 1855 Galerie du Fleuve Paris 1974 Le Paysage français de Valenciennes à Bonnington Talabardon Gautier Paris 2002 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Pierre-Athanase Chauvin French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 1810s paintings from France Oil on paper | ||||
