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Lights of Other Days, 1906. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 77.5 × 115 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism

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Museum title
Lights of Other Days
Artist
John Frederick Peto (American, 1854–1907)
Date
1906
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
77.5 × 115 cm (30 1/2 × 45 1/4 in.)
Credit line
Goodman Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1854–1907

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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Lights of Other Days · John Frederick Peto, 1906
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