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Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Portrait of a Mother and Daughter

Portrait of a Mother and Daughter

c. 1794–95

attributed to Henri-Pierre Danloux

(French, 1753–1809)
France, 18th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 52.7 x 44.1 x 4.5 cm (20 3/4 x 17 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 44.4 x 36 cm (17 1/2 x 14 3/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2008.286
Location: not on view

Description

Though flowing loose and free across her shoulders, the woman’s hair is partly bound up in a red kerchief, a tell-tale sign she is an active participant in the French Revolution. The painting also celebrates primary values of the Revolutionary period--close family bonds and, especially, the mother’s role in raising children--by depicting an intimate connection between mother and daughter.
  • -1970
    Norton Galleries, New York, New York, sold to Noah L. Butkin
    1970-1980
    Noah L. Butkin (1918-1980), Shaker Heights, Ohio, by inheritance to his wife, Muriel Butkin
    1980-2008
    Muriel Spiro Butkin (1915-2008). Shaker Heights, Ohio, upon her death, held in trust by the estate.
    2008
    Estate of Muriel Butkin, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2008-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.286