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Copy of "The Little Fruit Seller" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
about 1885
1994.70
Not currently on view
Artwork Details
51-3/8 x 37-1/2 in. (canvas) 61-1/2 x 51 x 4-1/4 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift of the Children from the Indiana State School for the Blind
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette- While Royal Academy classes were held in the morning, afternoons were dedicated to drawing from nature or copying Old Master paintings from the collection of Munich's Alte Pinakothek.
- Copying paintings by Old Masters like Murillo and Rembrandt was more than a student excercise for Adams. Before leaving Indiana for Munich in 1880 he advertised in The Muncie Daily News for a fund to support his studies. Subscribers would be "reimbursed [...] with careful copies of celebrated productions of old and new masters of art...."
- Since there was no access to Old Master paintings in the Midwest at that time, copies like Adams's were very appealing to collectors.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Hoosier Artists in Munich: The Drawings and Paintings of Adams, Forsyth, Richards and Steele
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
July 17, 1999 - September 26, 1999
Hoosiers Abroad: The Munich Paintings of Adams, Forsyth, Richards and Steele
Indianapolis Museum of Art
September 13, 1997 - October 4, 1998
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