The Tête-à-tête

Emile van Marcke de Lummen, c. 1875–90

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The Tête-à-tête, c. 1875–90. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 27.3 × 40.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: The Tête-à-tête
Artist: Emile van Marcke de Lummen (French, 1827–1890)
Date: c. 1875–90
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 27.3 × 40.4 cm (10 3/4 × 15 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Henry Field Memorial Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1827–1890

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