Studies for "Gamins Hollandais"

Walter MacEwen · c. 1890

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"Studies for 'Gamins Hollandais'" is a painting by American artist Walter MacEwen, created circa 1890. Executed in oil on composition board, it measures 35 × 49.4 cm (13 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.). Classified as a painting, it is held in the Arts of the Americas department and was a gift of Mrs. W. J. Calhoun.

The artist, Walter MacEwen (1860–1943), was an American painter. MacEwen's work is also represented in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection by several other pieces, including "A Magdalen" (c. 1896), "Self-Portrait" (1878), and "The Solemn Pledge, Taos Indians" (1916).

Provenance information for "Studies for 'Gamins Hollandais'" is not provided beyond its acquisition by the Art Institute of Chicago. The work has been cited in "The Art Institute of Chicago: Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection" (1961), where it was listed as "Boy's Head (studies)." There are no listed exhibitions for this specific piece.

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The Art Institute of Chicago: Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection, (Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), p. 263 as "Boy's Head (studies).

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