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| Title | Summer Flowers | |
| Alternative Title | Flowers | |
| Collection | Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport | |
| Artist | Thirion, Charles Victor (French artist, 1833-1878) | |
| Date | 1875 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Born in France, Thirion was a pupil of Gleyre and Bouguereau. He was a subject painter and engraver and first exhibited at the Salon in 1861. This work is executed with great illusionistic skill and attention to detail. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1908.111 | |
| Inscription | front lr 'V. Thirion, 1875' | |
| Subject | figure (young girl) | |
| Measurements | 128 x 87 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by J. Cockshut 1908. | |
| Notes | There is a comparable work by this artist, Une Jeune Fille aux Fleurs, 1877 (Sotheby's, New York 23 April 2004). | |
| Rights Owner | Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Sefton M.B.C. Leisure Services | |
| Author | Lisa Howard | |