Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Parrots on a Basket of Fruit
n.d.
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Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña
Parrots on a Basket of Fruit
n.d.
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 18-3/16 x 14-15/16 in. (46.2 x 38 cm.); Frame: 28-1/2 x 24-1/2 x 3-1/8 in. (72.4 x 62.3 x 7.9 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
1996.45.90
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. #224.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew", January 12-February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 40.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #87.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew", January 12-February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 40.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #87.
Inscribed: FACE: TR, upside down, 'SuBine/fleas'(?!); TR, upside down under inscription, '1880'(after artist's death date). VERSO, PAINTING: BC, (stamp), 'Couleurs, Tableaux/L. PREVOST/ Quai Voltaire 8 PARIS'. VERSO, STRETCHER: C, 'PENA, DIAZ de la/Born at Bordeaux in 1809(?). Died at Men-/ tone in 1876. One of the greatest of the/'Romanticists.' Whose work covers a wide/area embracing landscape, figures, animals, flowers,/etc. He won third, second, and First class medals in 1844, 1846, and 1851.';/C, 'Diaz (N.) dec'd/Medals, 1844-46-48/Legion of Honor 1851/Diploma to the memory of deceased artists, Exposition Uni-/versal, 1878/Born, 1807. Died, 1876.'
