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| Keywords: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps - Sunset, Tombs Near Cairo - Walters 378.jpg The composition of A Well in the East dated 1847 in the Wallace Collection London inv no P 263 has been reversed in this picture The rich coloring of the sunset and the thick impasto of our picture are reminiscent of Decamps' painting However the lack of definition of forms at both sides of the picture the reversal of the composition and the unusual signature in cursive script suggest that the painting is a forgery Dewey F Mosby in Alexandre-Fabriel Decamps 1803-1860 dissertation Harvard University 1973 illustrates a number of forgeries involving reversal of compositions nos 224 24 and 62 century 19 oil on panel cm 32 5 63 ; Framed cm 62 23 92 71 accession number 37 8 23610 Mrs S D Warren date and mode of acquisition unknown Mrs S D Warren Sale American Art Association New York January 8 1903 no 42 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1903 Signature Lower left Decamps place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings of Cairo Paintings of trees Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
