abbé

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He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.

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Another dimension of Abbe, scholars say, is encoded in a light-brown leather account book.

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At first glance, Abbe’s pile looks a bit precarious; in real life, would those books remain in place?

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Abbe hung “Ease” in a room off his office at the Holyoke Envelope Co. factory, and in January 1888 the plant was destroyed by fire.

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“Ease” survived, but Abbe soon sold the work to railroad baron Collis Potter Huntington to help relieve his financial difficulties.

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