Alfred Mery
Apple Boughs
1865
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 19-1/4 x 39 in. (48.9 x 99.1 cm.); Frame: 27-3/8 x 47 x 2 in. (69.6 x 119.4 x 5.1 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.197
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #109.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #195.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1984-Aug. 1, 1986.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #195.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1984-Aug. 1, 1986.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, (black paint), 'AE[A superimposed with reverse E]MERY 1866.'. VERSO, PAINTING: UC, 'MERY (Alfred Emile) ne a Paris 1848/...(me)daille en 1868/...1869 Exp. Universalle/Mort a Paris en Juillet 1896'; C, 'NÉCROLOGIE/M. Alfred - Emile Mery, peintre d'oiseaux/veint de mourir...'. VERSO, FRAME: CL, 'Succession G.A. Lucas...'; BL, 'BMA cat./1965/#195'
