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Fishing Boats at Capri

(American (born in Germany), 1830–1902)
1857
Medium/TechniqueOil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions33.97 x 49.85 cm (13 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number47.1264
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ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower right: Capri/june 14 1857/ABierstadt [AB in monogram]
ProvenanceThe artist, until his death in 1902; with Rholfs, Brooklyn, about 1937; with Miss Frances Tarbox, N.Y., 1946; with John Nicholson, N.Y., 1946; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1946; to MFA, 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.