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| The Mill of Montmartre |
Artist:Georges Michel (French, Paris 1763–1843 Paris)
Date:probably ca. 1820
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:29 x 40 in. (73.7 x 101.6 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
In the first quarter of the nineteenth century Montmartre was still a picturesque suburb of Paris, where about forty windmills could be seen. Michel loved this stretch of land and painted many views of it throughout his career. The detailed observation and the rather precise technique of this picture suggest that it was done around 1820.
Provenance
William H. Fuller, New York (until 1898; his sale, American Art Association, New York, February 25, 1898, no. 26, for $1,700 to Huntington); Collis P. Huntington, New York (1898–d. 1900; life interest to his widow, Arabella D. Huntington, later [from 1913] Mrs. Henry E. Huntington, 1900–d. 1924; life interest to their son, Archer Milton Huntington, 1924–terminated in 1925)
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