{"product_id":"falling-leaves-allegory-of-autumn","title":"Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eHugues Merle (French, 1823–1881)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e68 7\/8\" x 43 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1872) \"\u003cspan\u003eMerle, a friend and sometime rival of Bouguereau, was known for the sentimental images of contented rustic families that he regularly exhibited at the annual Salons. In this painting from 1872, Merle tried his hand at a loosely mythological scene of a languid young woman in the guise of Fall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatharine Lorillard Wolfe bought the melancholic picture from the New York branch of the art gallery Goupil \u0026amp; Co. on February 21, 1873, while still in mourning for her father. A critic who saw the work in Wolfe’s home remarked, \"Here, under russet foliage, a ripe beauty passes…. Nearby, disguised so much in shadow as to be almost invisible, little Love is running away; for this bereavement of affection is the plague of life’s Autumn, as love’s importunity is the plague of its Spring.\"\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/437069\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugues Merle","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887747211507,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (68 7\/8\" x 43 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887747244275,"sku":null,"price":4319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (22 5\/8\" x 14 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887747277043,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (27 5\/8\" x 17 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887747309811,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (33 7\/8\" x 21 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887747342579,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (43 3\/4\" x 27 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887747375347,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (52 1\/2\" x 33 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887747408115,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (61 7\/8\" x 38 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887747440883,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (74 1\/8\" x 46 3\/4\")","offer_id":49887747473651,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/FallingLeaves_AllegoryofAutumn.jpg?v=1784353596","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/falling-leaves-allegory-of-autumn","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}