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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Self Portrait

Self Portrait

1824
(French, 1796–1871)
France, School of Lyon, 19th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 51 x 42 x 4.5 cm (20 1/16 x 16 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 41.3 x 32.8 cm (16 1/4 x 12 15/16 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee in honor of Henry Hawley 2004.17
Location: 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts

Did You Know?

In this self-portrait, Le Page is painting his specialty: flowers.

Description

François LePage belonged to a family of flower painters and worked in the French city of Lyon, which was famous for producing silk, particularly fabric with flower motifs. Flower painting was a specialty associated with the Lyon school of painting, and is a subject that requires both delicacy and dexterity, both of which are highlighted in this small self-portrait.
  • (Heim Gallery, London, 1972);
    Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2004.
  • {{cite web|title=Self Portrait|url=false|author=François LePage|year=1824|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2004.17