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The Movings

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oil paint (paint)92 × 73 Cm

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This slickly painted street scene uses the housing crisis of post-Revolutionary Paris, which forced poor people to move frequently in search of affordable homes, as a metaphor for other “movings” in life, particularly the transition from life to death. At center, a carriage loaded with furniture transports a young woman with her baby while, to their right, a black hearse moves towards the ethereal Roman church in the distance. The artist crossing the scene, easel in hand, just behind the horse may allude to the transient nature of such work, which often included travel between Rome and Paris.

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Medium	oil paint (paint)
Dimensions	92 × 73 Cm
Tags	movementbirdbuildingbuildingscarriagecatschairchairschildrencitiescitydeathdogsfigurefiguresfurniturehorsehousehousinglabormanmenpeoplepovertytabletableswagonswealthwomanwoman with childrenwomenyouth
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.

Mon

Jan

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Arthur Dinaux, “Boilly,” in Archives Historiques et Littéraires du Nord de la France et du Midi de la Belgique 6

2026 at 08:25 PM

Arthur Dinaux, “Boilly,” in Archives Historiques et Littéraires du Nord de la France et du Midi de la Belgique 6 (Valenciennes, 1847), p. 203

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Jan

note

In the possession of Louis-Léopold Boilly

2026 at 08:25 PM

In the possession of Louis-Léopold Boilly

Mon

Jan

exhibition

Paris, Salon, Explication des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture et gravure, des artistes vivans, exposés au Musée Royal des Arts, 1822, cat. 121.

2026 at 08:25 PM

Paris, Salon, Explication des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture et gravure, des artistes vivans, exposés au Musée Royal des Arts, 1822, cat. 121.

Mon

Jan

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Henry Harrisse, L.–L. Boilly, peintre, dessinateur et lithographe: Sa vie et son oeuvre, 1761–1845

2026 at 08:25 PM

Henry Harrisse, L.–L. Boilly, peintre, dessinateur et lithographe: Sa vie et son oeuvre, 1761–1845 (Paris, 1898), p. 84, no. 46; also cited pp. 39, 98.

Mon

Jan

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his sale, Paris, April 13–14, 1829, lot 4

2026 at 08:25 PM

his sale, Paris, April 13–14, 1829, lot 4

Mon

Jan

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L’Observateur et Arlequin aux Salons, n. d. [1822], p. 19.

2026 at 08:25 PM

L’Observateur et Arlequin aux Salons, n. d. [1822], p. 19.

Mon

Jan

note

Sam Ramos and Kristen French, "More Crucial than Ever: Civic Wellness at the Art Institute of Chicago," Journal of Museum Education

2026 at 08:25 PM

Sam Ramos and Kristen French, "More Crucial than Ever: Civic Wellness at the Art Institute of Chicago," Journal of Museum Education (Jan. 2025): 5 fig. 3.

Mon

Jan

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sold to James-Alexandre, comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (died 1855), Paris [Harrisse 1898]

2026 at 08:25 PM

sold to James-Alexandre, comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (died 1855), Paris [Harrisse 1898]

Mon

Jan

exhibition

Lille, France, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Louis-Léopold Boilly, November 4, 2011- February 6, 2012. cat. 144.

2026 at 08:11 PM

Lille, France, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Louis-Léopold Boilly, November 4, 2011- February 6, 2012. cat. 144.

Mon

Jan

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Étienne Bréton and Pascal Zuber, “ Boilly au Salon,” Boilly: 1791-1845. Exh. cat.

2026 at 08:11 PM

Étienne Bréton and Pascal Zuber, “ Boilly au Salon,” Boilly: 1791-1845. Exh. cat. (Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille, 2011), p. 63. p. 67, p. 216, cat. 144.

Mon

Jan

exhibition

Minneapolis, Institute of Art, Crossing the Channel: British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism, June 8–September 7, 2003, cat. 87; traveled to New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 7, 2003–January 4, 2004.

2026 at 08:03 PM

Minneapolis, Institute of Art, Crossing the Channel: British and French Painting in the Age of Romanticism, June 8–September 7, 2003, cat. 87; traveled to New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 7, 2003–January 4, 2004.

Mon

Jan

note

André Mabille de Poncheville, Boilly

2026 at 07:31 PM

André Mabille de Poncheville, Boilly (Paris: Librarie Plon, 1931), p. 156.

Mon

Jan

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E. Jonas, Collections léguées à la ville de Paris par Ernest Cognacq

2026 at 07:30 PM

E. Jonas, Collections léguées à la ville de Paris par Ernest Cognacq (Paris, 1930), p. 11, under cat. 8.

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Jan

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Seymour de Ricci, Musée Cognacq-Jay

2026 at 07:29 PM

Seymour de Ricci, Musée Cognacq-Jay (Paris, 1929), p. 12, under cat. 8.

Mon

Jan

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Paul Marmottan, Le Peintre Louis Boilly

2026 at 07:13 PM

Paul Marmottan, Le Peintre Louis Boilly (1761–1845) (Paris, 1913), pp. 156–57.

Mon

Jan

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sold to Sauvage [see Hippolyte Mireur, Dictionnaire des ventes d'art faites en France et à l'étranger pendant les XVIIIme et XIXme siècles, Paris, 1911-1912]....

2026 at 07:11 PM

sold to Sauvage [see Hippolyte Mireur, Dictionnaire des ventes d'art faites en France et à l'étranger pendant les XVIIIme et XIXme siècles, Paris, 1911-1912]. Comtesse de Gramont d’Aster (1855–1905), Paris by 1898 [according to Harrisse 1898]. Pierre Thomas, comte de Pange (1875–1946), Paris. Private collection in U.S.A. [New York 1982]

Mon

Jan

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Richard R. Brettell, French Salon Artists 1800–1900

2026 at 07:00 PM

Richard R. Brettell, French Salon Artists 1800–1900 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 1987), pp. 10 (ill.), 11, 13 (ill.), 117.

Mon

Jan

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E.–J. Delécluze, “Beaux–Arts: Exposition Salon de 1822

2026 at 06:22 PM

E.–J. Delécluze, “Beaux–Arts: Exposition Salon de 1822 (9e article),” Le Moniteur universel 2, no. 162 (June 11, 1822), p. 824.

Sun

Jan

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Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, “The Exceptional Woman,” Art Bulletin 79

1997 at 01:41 AM

Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, “The Exceptional Woman,” Art Bulletin 79 (December 1997), pp.

Fri

Jan

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Mark Swartz, “The Movings: Louis–Leopold Boilly at the Art Institute fo Chicago: You Are What You Own,” Chicago Reader

1996 at 01:41 AM

Mark Swartz, “The Movings: Louis–Leopold Boilly at the Art Institute fo Chicago: You Are What You Own,” Chicago Reader (October 4, 1996), pp. 50–51 (ill.).

Thu

Jan

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Kimbell Art Museum, Calendar: Guide to Upcoming Exhibitions, Program and Services

1995 at 01:41 AM

Kimbell Art Museum, Calendar: Guide to Upcoming Exhibitions, Program and Services (September 1995–January 1996), pp. 13–14 (ill.).

Thu

Jan

exhibition

Ft. Worth, Texas, Kimbell Art Museum, The Art of Louis-Leopold Boilly: Modern Life in Napoleonic France, November 4, 1995–January 12, 1996; Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, February 4–April 28, 1996.

1995 at 01:41 AM

Ft. Worth, Texas, Kimbell Art Museum, The Art of Louis-Leopold Boilly: Modern Life in Napoleonic France, November 4, 1995–January 12, 1996; Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, February 4–April 28, 1996.

Thu

Jan

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Susan L. Siegfried, The Art of Louis–Léopold Boilly: Modern Life in Napoleonic France

1995 at 01:41 AM

Susan L. Siegfried, The Art of Louis–Léopold Boilly: Modern Life in Napoleonic France (New Haven and London, 1995), pp. 9–16, 10 (ill.),12 (det. ill.), 27, 63.

Tue

Jan

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Cara Dufour Denison, French Master Drawings: From the Pierpont Morgan Library, exh. cat.

1993 at 01:41 AM

Cara Dufour Denison, French Master Drawings: From the Pierpont Morgan Library, exh. cat. (Musée du Louvre/Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993), pp. 212, under cat. 97, ill.

Fri

Jan

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Susan L. Siegfried, “The Artist as Nomadic Capitalist: The Case of Louis–Léopold Boilly,” Art History 13, no. 4

1990 at 01:41 AM

Susan L. Siegfried, “The Artist as Nomadic Capitalist: The Case of Louis–Léopold Boilly,” Art History 13, no. 4 (December 1990), pp. 517–26, 518 (ill.), 535.

Thu

Jan

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Annie Scottez-De Wambrechies and Sylvain Laveissière, eds., Boilly 1761/1845: Un Grand Peintre Française de la Révolution à la Restauration, exh. cat.

1989 at 01:41 AM

Annie Scottez-De Wambrechies and Sylvain Laveissière, eds., Boilly 1761/1845: Un Grand Peintre Française de la Révolution à la Restauration, exh. cat. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 1989), pp. 128-9, under cat. 46, ill.

Sat

Jan

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Carol S. Eliel," Form and Content in the Genre Works of Louis-Léopold Boilly," Ph. D. diss., New York University, 1985

1985 at 01:41 AM

Carol S. Eliel," Form and Content in the Genre Works of Louis-Léopold Boilly," Ph. D. diss., New York University, 1985 (Ann Arbor: Univeristy Microfilms, 1986), pp. 42-44, fig. 25.

Thu

Jan

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Marianne Delafond, Louis Boilly 1761-1845, exh. cat.

1984 at 01:41 AM

Marianne Delafond, Louis Boilly 1761-1845, exh. cat. (Musée Marmottan, 1984), under cat. 36.

Thu

Jan

note

The Burlington Magazine 126, no. 976

1984 at 01:41 AM

The Burlington Magazine 126, no. 976 (July 1984), p. 463 (ill. 87).

Tue

Jan

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Wildenstein and Co....

1982 at 01:41 AM

Wildenstein and Co., New York, by 1982

Tue

Jan

note

sold to the Art Institute, 1982.

1982 at 01:41 AM

sold to the Art Institute, 1982.

Tue

Jan

exhibition

New York, Wildenstein Gallery, Consulat–Empire–Restauration: Art In Early XIX Century France, April 21–May 28, 1982, pp. 74–75 (ill.), 87–88.

1982 at 01:41 AM

New York, Wildenstein Gallery, Consulat–Empire–Restauration: Art In Early XIX Century France, April 21–May 28, 1982, pp. 74–75 (ill.), 87–88.

Sat

Jan

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Thérèse Burollet, Musée Cognacq-Jay: Peintures et Dessins

1980 at 01:41 AM

Thérèse Burollet, Musée Cognacq-Jay: Peintures et Dessins (Paris, 1980), pp. 40–42, citied under no. 9.

Fri

Jan

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John Stephen Hallam, "The Genre Works of Louis-Leopold Boilly," Ph. D. diss., University of Washington, 1979

1979 at 01:41 AM

John Stephen Hallam, "The Genre Works of Louis-Leopold Boilly," Ph. D. diss., University of Washington, 1979 (Ann Arbor: Univeristy Microfilms, 1985), p.112.

Wed

Jan

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Francis Russell, “Saleroom Discoveries,” Burlington Magazine 119, no. 887

1977 at 01:41 AM

Francis Russell, “Saleroom Discoveries,” Burlington Magazine 119, no. 887 (February 1977), p. 153 [author confuses the painting in the Musée Cognacq-Jay with the original version].

Sat

Jan

note

Heim Gallery, From Poussin to Puvis de Chavannes: A Loan Exhibition of French Drawings from the Collection of the Musée des Beaux Arts at Lille, exh. cat.

1974 at 01:41 AM

Heim Gallery, From Poussin to Puvis de Chavannes: A Loan Exhibition of French Drawings from the Collection of the Musée des Beaux Arts at Lille, exh. cat. (London, 1974), citied under no. 4.

Wed

Jan

note

André Vantoura and O. H. Gasnier, eds., Dessins français de Prud’hon à Daumier, Fribourg, 1966, n. p., cited under no. 11.

1966 at 01:41 AM

André Vantoura and O. H. Gasnier, eds., Dessins français de Prud’hon à Daumier, Fribourg, 1966, n. p., cited under no. 11.

Thu

Jan

note

Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier Sale, Paris, March 21–April 4, 1865, lot 225

1865 at 01:41 AM

Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier Sale, Paris, March 21–April 4, 1865, lot 225