News from Afar. Alfred Stevens
Stevens depicted domestic interiors, in which he meticulously recorded the latest fashions in dress and furnishings. Here, a young woman, who has apparently just received news from a loved one far away, clutches at her heart.
mid 1860s
oil on canvas
Height: 62.7 cm (24.7 in). Width: 40.5 cm (15.9 in). ; Framed Height: 94.3 cm (37.1 in). Width: 72.71 cm (28.6 in). Depth: 15.24 cm (6 in).
Walters Art Museum
Accession number 37.183
Place of creation Reichenau, Germany (?)
Object history
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]
1894: inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore
1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history
Alfred Stevens. The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montréal. 1977-1978.
Salute to Belgium, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1980 Commons-logo.svg
Sarah Bernhardt and Her Times. Wildenstein & Company, New York. 1984. Alfred Stevens 1823-1906. Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels; Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam. 2009-2010.
Credit line Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
Inscriptions [Signature] Lower right: Alfred Stevens; [Initials] Painted on reverse of canvas in red letters: A.S
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