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| Keywords: William-Adolphe Bouguereau - The Cherry Picker - Walters 372780 - Front Before Treatment.jpg The whereabouts of The Cherry Picker has been unknown to specialists for at least the better part of the last century; thus the reappearance of this major canvas is breathtaking That it should have resided for more than 50 years in the living room of local residents makes its addition to the collection of the Walters seem all the more incredible Painted at the height of the artist's early maturity this painting fills a gap in the Walters' otherwise comprehensive representation of French academic painting Bouguereau's early training included all of the rigors long associated with the great tradition of academic Classicism The time he spent in Italy on a scholarship after winning the much coveted Prix de Rome in 1850 provided the foundation for his mature style a blend of classicizing idealism based on the Renaissance masters whom he revered combined with an anecdotal updating that makes his figures seem both timeless and yet approachable Popular taste however encouraged him to make the switch from subjects drawn from classical history to scenes of everyday life This painting is a prime example of the type of picture for which Bouguereau would become so famous especially in America 1871 Oil on canvas cm 130 49 88 27 ; Framed cm 152 4 109 22 0 54 accession number 37 2780 77251 Adolphe Goupil Paris September 12 1871 by purchase from the artist Samuel P Avery New York December 12 1871 by purchase William B Bement Philadelphia presumably purchased from Avery William B Bement Estate Sale American Art Galleries New York 1899 lot 135 Emerson McMillin New York 1899 by purchase Estate Sale of Emerson McMillin American Art Galleries New York January 20 and 23 1913 lot 216 Thomas E Finger Gallery New York 1913 by purchase American Art Galleries Plaza Art Galleries New York March 26 1943 lot 14 George Brent Dorsey father of Dorothy Dorsey Bair Baltimore 1943 by purchase Dorothy D Bair and Robert R Bair Baltimore by inheritance Walters Art Museum 2008-2011 by gift Gift of Dorothy D Bair and Robert R Bair 2008-2011 Signed lower left W-BOVGVEREAV-1871 place of origin La Rochelle France Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Children in nature Front views of girls in art French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1870s paintings from France 1871 paintings | ||||
