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Capri Lace Maker

1884

George B. Butler

(American, 1838–1907)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 160 x 84.5 cm (63 x 33 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Helen C. Butler 1915.76
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Left-handed George Butler lost his right arm while fighting for the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War.

Description

George Butler studied art making in the United States and France, and subsequently lived several years in Italy, where he painted Capri Lace Maker. A gift of the artist's daughter, this work was the first painting to enter the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection, which took place on February 2, 1915.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts a woman with medium skin tone seated in profile, body angled toward our right. Dark hair is pinned back, showing a gold earring. Her eyes are downcast as she works on a length of white lace. She wears a white blouse with puffed sleeves over a dark blue patterned skirt. A large green jug rests on a plaid rug in the foreground against a dark background.

Capri Lace Maker

1884

George B. Butler

(American, 1838–1907)
America

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