Washerwomen near a Bridge

Eugène Louis Boudin (French, 1824–1898)

1883

Country of Origin, for CustomsFrance

Medium/TechniqueOil on panel

Dimensions32 x 41 cm (12 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

Credit LineBequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball

Accession number23.512

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ClassificationsPanels

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsLower right: 82 / E. Boudin

ProvenanceSeptember 13, 1886, entered into the stock of Durand-Ruel, Paris (stock no. 1247); 1888, sold by Durand-Ruel, Paris to Durand-Ruel, New York (stock nos. 25 and 139); March 2, 1894, sold by Durand-Ruel, New York to J. Eastman Chase Gallery, Boston [see note 1]. Clara Bertram Kimball (b. 1838 - d. 1920), Boston; by inheritance to her husband, David P. Kimball (b. 1833 - d. 1923), Boston; 1923, bequest of David P. Kimball to the MFA [see note 2]. (Accession Date: November 1, 1923)

NOTES:
[1] This information was kindly provided by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel of Durand-Ruel et Cie. (January 17, 2013). The painting was first entered into the gallery stock in September 1886, when it was re-purchased (with a number of other paintings) after being used as collateral for loans. The date of the gallery's original purchase of the painting is unknown.

[2] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."