Charming view available exclusively to residents of basements, 1856

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Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Bovey, 1924expand_more  P.8,555

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Much like a modern-day couple settling in for an evening of television viewing, this husband and wife are seated comfortably in armchairs. In these quarters, their basement window provides a perfect view of the moving feet on the sidewalk above.

Details
Title
Charming view available exclusively to residents of basements
Artist Life
1808–1879
Role
Artist
Accession Number
P.8,555
Provenance
Sarah Bernhardt, Paris (until d. 1923; her sale, part 2, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, July 23, 1923, part of 27 albums in no. 723). [Weyhe Gallery, New York, until 1924; sold 27 albums, for $600, to Bovey for MIA]; Mrs. Charles C. Bovey, Minneapolis (1924; gave 27 albums to MIA)
Catalogue Raisonne
L.D. 2815 ii
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