Basket of Plums

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1769

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Basket of Plums, 1769. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Unframed: 38 x 46.2 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Basket of Plums
Artist: Anne Vallayer-Coster (French, 1744–1818)
Date: 1769
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 38 x 46.2 cm (14 15/16 x 18 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1744–1818

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