Adolphe Hervier
Village with Windmills
1850
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 17 5/16 x 26 1/4 in. (44 x 66.7 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
1996.45.135
Hervier, the son of a miniature painter and portraitist, devoted
himself to plein-air (open air) painting, working mainly in the
countryside at Fontainebleau, near Paris. He also traveled throughout
France in search of the rural settings that became his preferred
subjects. Although he received little official recognition during his
lifetime, Hervier was admired by a number of his contemporaries
including Camille Corot who owned several of his watercolors.
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. #130.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #134.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nineteenth Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Walters Art Museum, "The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Monet", October 3, 2004-January 18, 2005.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #134.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nineteenth Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Walters Art Museum, "The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Monet", October 3, 2004-January 18, 2005.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 67, p. 99, ill.
Inscribed: RECTO: BR, 'A. HERVIER/51'
