Bowl of Pears, Bread, and a Glass on a Table
Albert André
(French, 1869–1954)
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions42.9 x 55.5 cm (16 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number38.778
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Colleague and friend of many progressive French artists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, André published books on the work of Renoir, Manet, and Degas, and painted several portraits of Renoir. André’s own work reflects the impact of many of his illustrious contemporaries: the setting of this painting suggests the intimate, focused interior spaces of Edouard Vuillard, and Cézanne’s influence can be seen in the faceting of the glass and the short brushstrokes that describe and model the pears.
InscriptionsUpper left: Albert AndreProvenance1921, purchased in Paris by Durand-Ruel, Paris and New York (stock no. 10303) [see note 1]; 1921, sold by Durand-Ruel to Mrs. Sarah Choate Sears (b. 1858 - d. 1935), Boston; by 1937, by descent from Mrs. Sears to anonymous donor; 1938, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 11, 1938)
NOTES:
[1] According to notes in the MFA curatorial files; this information was probably supplied by Durand-Ruel.
Copyright© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.NOTES:
[1] According to notes in the MFA curatorial files; this information was probably supplied by Durand-Ruel.
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