Art © Camille Bombois / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Untitled (fisherman by a stream)
Camille Bombois, French, 1883–1970
y1990-35
The son of a bargeman turned railway worker, Bombois left school at the age of twelve. Following stints as a wrestler and a circus strongman, he settled in Paris in 1907. He worked first as a metro laborer or transporter of newsprint by night and a painter by day; later, he supported himself solely through his art, living in the country. Bombois painted scenes from his earlier life, including this canal, which he remembered from days on the family barge.
Information
Title
Untitled (fisherman by a stream)
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
33.1 x 46.4 cm (13 1/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
frame: 53.5 × 66.5 × 6.5 cm (21 1/16 × 26 3/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry E. Gerstley, Class of 1920
Object Number
y1990-35
Signatures
Signed in red, lower left: Bombois Clle.
Culture
Type
Subject
Henry E. Gerstley, Philadelphia (until 1990; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum).
