Henri Rousseau
The Eiffel Tower

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Artist Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910)French, 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

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

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Object Type

PAINTING

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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