At the Water Trough
1876-1877
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.7 × 36.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-128316
At the Water Trough is an early work by J. Alden Weir, which he painted in the fall of 1876 after returning to Paris from a trip to Spain. It is the only known painting from this trip, and was based on sketches and photographs that Weir made in the Spanish city of Granada. This scene, which shows people gathering at a water fountain to exchange news and take a rest from their daily chores, would …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Registry history
- 1876-1877 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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