François Bonvin
French, 1817–1887
Servant Knitting
1861
| Medium | charcoal and black chalk with stumping and erasing on beige laid paper |
| Dimensions | 15 11/16 x 12 5/16 in. (39.8 x 31.3 cm) |
| Object Number | 2012.12 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 2012 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
François Bonvin, Servant Knitting, 1861, charcoal and black chalk with stumping and erasing on beige laid paper. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 2012.12
Provenance
Félix Gérard, Paris (sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 25 Feb. 1896, no. 78, as Le Tricot); sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23 June 1998, no. 48, ill., as La Tricoteuse; [Galerie Berès, Paris]; private collection, New York (2001–12); [W.M. Brady & Co., sold to the Clark, 2012, as Servante tricotant]; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
