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Charles Courtney Curran (1861–1942)

Afternoon in the Cluny Garden, Paris, 1889

Oil on panel; 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Bequest of Constance Coleman Richardson
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The Musée de Cluny opened to the public in 1844 in a 15th-century Gothic building in the fifth arrondissement. Its peaceful, secluded garden contained medieval sculptures and architectural remnants, including the Romanesque portal visible in the background.
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