black and white drawing of a river scene; several barges crowd the water way; bankside on right with loosely erected sticks and fences; small shrub in bottom center; bridge in background with a horse and carriage crossing; long stick/ wood post on the left edge; faint grid drawn across entire scene; written number 16 with a circle around it in URC

Boathouse Baths on the River Seine, c. 1905–14

Lucien Ottexpand_more

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Gift of Dr. Gabriel P. and Yvonne M.L. Weisbergexpand_more  2018.117.13

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The French painter and draftsman Lucien Ott is best known for his landscapes and cityscapes. He favored views along the Seine and was particularly drawn to daily life on the river and quays. Here, he depicted a group of barges and houseboats at the foot of a suspension bridge. We might be looking at the small town of Triel-sur-Seine, 40 kilometers northwest of Paris. It opened public hot baths, or bains chauds, on a river barge in 1908, a rare luxury in the countryside during this period.

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Title
Boathouse Baths on the River Seine
Artist Life
Paris 1870–Villeneuve Saint-Georges 1927
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.117.13
Provenance
[Galerie Jacques Fischer, Paris, until 2014; to Weisberg]; Yvonne and Gabriel Weisberg, Minneapolis (2014–18; given to Mia)
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black and white drawing of a river scene; several barges crowd the water way; bankside on right with loosely erected sticks and fences; small shrub in bottom center; bridge in background with a horse and carriage crossing; long stick/ wood post on the left edge; faint grid drawn across entire scene; written number 16 with a circle around it in URC

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