A Roadside Tavern

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1863

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A Roadside Tavern, 1863. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 33.5 × 46.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Impressionism

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Museum title: A Roadside Tavern
Artist: Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819-1891)
Date: 1863
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 33.5 × 46.4 cm (13 3/16 × 18 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1819–1891

Impressionism c. 1860–1900

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