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Bit of Nature

Bit of Nature

Artist/Maker (American, 1823–1894)
Datelate 19th century
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (20 × 25.1 cm)
Frame: 14 × 15 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (35.6 × 40.3 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney
Object number1904.425
Status
Not on view
Provenance(Goupil & Company, New York). (Robert Fullerton, New York).¹ Charles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH, by 1892-1903; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH [1] According to a stamp on canvas verso: "Robt Fullerton Art Dealer / Goupil & Co. Artists Colourmen Broadway, New York"Exhibition History
American Artists Discover America
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 1, 1946 - February 28, 1946 )
American Landscapes and Tromp L'Oeil from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 5, 1986 - February 1, 1987 )
Charles F. Olney and the Collecting of Curiosities
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 8, 1996 - September 25, 1996 )
Collections
  • Americas
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