Henri Rousseau
The Eiffel Tower

ArtistFrench, 1844–1910
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Eiffel Tower
Datec. 1898
PlaceParis, France
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20 5/8 × 30 3/8 in. (52.4 × 77.2 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number98.299
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
226 Beck Galleries
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Paris; [Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1968]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1968; gift of Mrs. Audrey Jones Beck to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck", 1974, pp. 82-83.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, lower left, recto: "Henri Rousseau"
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