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I am a painting. I go by Study for "Blossoms", and people have also referred to me by Study for "Blossoms", Completed Study for "Blossoms", Cherry Blossom . I came to life in c. 1881. Albert Joseph Moore played a pivotal role in my creation. I belong to the British culture. I’m made of Oil on canvas. I measure 77 × 25.1 cm (30 5/16 × 9 7/8 in.) .
I used to belong to W. Moresby Chinnery, sold [through his sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, March 1, 1920, lot 12, as "Cherry Blossom"]. William Hulme, Viscount Leverhulme, sold [through Anderson Galleries, New York, February 17-19, 1926, lot 183 as "Cherry Blossom"]. [Scott & Fowles, New York], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1932, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943. I came into the collection of the Harvard Art Museums in 1943, andI am now part of the European and American Art in my new home. I’m very popular, as more than 12 people have talked about me in their publications. If you are interested in meeting with me, I’m available on Level 2, Room 2130, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Pre–Raphaelites and Their Legacy. I am in a room with 16 other objects.
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"labeltext": "A leader of the Aesthetic movement, Moore rarely strayed from his preferred compositional arrangement. His canvases feature women draped in classicized garments and placed in decorative settings. This homogeneity is due to the artist’s systematic working methods.\r\n\r\n\r\nA recent treatment of this painting helped curators and conservators learn more about Moore’s artistic practice, most notably that it comprised 18 distinct stages. Some steps are perceptible to the naked eye: graphite gridlines are visible under the thin paint layer near the figure’s head and feet. Moore used these lines to finalize the composition before he set to work on a large-scale version of the painting.\r\n\r\n\r\nMoore was also attentive to geometric forms in his frames, which he designed himself. With shallow profiles decorated with linear ornament, his frames drew from ancient Greek and Roman architecture and accentuated his figure’s classically inspired costumes and poses.\r\nThis frame is a historically accurate reproduction recently crafted by the Harvard Art Museums’ frame conservator after one of Moore’s own design.",
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