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The Chess Players
Benjamin-Eugène Fichel (French, 1826–1895)
Title
The Chess Players
Artist
Benjamin-Eugène Fichel (French, 1826–1895)
Date
1871
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27 × 21.6 cm)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis T. B. Martin
Object Number
1995.35
On View
Not on view
Provenance
George Washington Lininger (1834–1907), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1896 [1];
Inherited by his wife, Caroline M. Lininger (née Newman, d. 1927), Omaha, June 9, 1907–1927;
Purchased at the Lininger estate sale, Lininger Gallery Sale, July 17–19, 1927, Omaha, by Charles W. Martin (1863–1944), Omaha, 1927–1940;
His gift to his nephew Francis T. B. Martin (1904–1995), Omaha, Nebraska, November 27, 1940–1995;
Bequest of Francis T. B. Martin to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1995.
[1] Undated provenance summary sheet, Joslyn Art Museum, Object File.
Exhibition History
Published References
Art Collection of George Washington Lininger (Omaha: Lininger Art Gallery, 1896), 39.
Catalog of the Lininger Art Gallery Founded by George W. Lininger of Omaha (Omaha: Lininger Art Gallery, 1909), 136.
Taylor J. Acosta, European Paintings and Sculpture from Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 2020), 160–161, (repro.).
