The Boathouse
Luigi Loir · c. 1885
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What the record supports
"The Boathouse," an oil on canvas by Luigi Loir, was created circa 1885. The painting measures 38.9 × 55.8 cm (15 1/4 × 22 in.) and is framed to 55.9 × 69.9 × 5.8 cm (22 × 27 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.). It is classified as an oil on canvas within the Painting and Sculpture of Europe department and represents French culture.
Luigi Loir, a French lithographer and painter, was active from 1845 to 1916. No information on his nationality is provided beyond his description as a "French lithographer and painter."
The Art Institute of Chicago acquired "The Boathouse" in 1962 from Mrs. Robert Frank, London, who owned it by 1962. It was acquired through the Wirt D. Walker Fund. The artwork was featured in the *Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly* 57 (1963-1964) on page 75 (illustrated). No exhibition history is provided in the supplied data.
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Provenance
Ownership history
- Mrs. Robert Frank, London by 1962; sold to the Art Institute, 1962.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Literature
Published references
- Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly 57 (1963-1964), p. 75 (ill.).
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