Deaccessioned Art
It is standard professional practice for museums to routinely evaluate their collections to ensure that the highest standards of collecting and display are maintained. From time to time, it is necessary to remove one or more works of art from the museum’s permanent collection in accordance with the standards determined by the Association of Art Museum Directors. This practice is known as deaccessioning.
The Cleveland Museum of Art maintains a cautious approach toward deaccessioning. A work of art may be a candidate for deaccessioning due to lack of relevancy to the museum’s mission, duplication in the collection, poor quality or condition, repatriation, false attribution, or the museum’s inability to adequately care for or store the work of art due particular needs or requirements.
The following list outlines the works of art that have been deaccessioned from the museum’s collection since 1998.
| Title | Artist/Origin | Former Accession | Date Created |
Department |
Deaccession Date | |
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Male Figure | Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye people | 2010.453 | early 1800s-early 1900s | African Art | September 5, 2016 |
| Landscape, New Mexico | Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943) | 1930.665 | 1923 | American Painting and Sculpture | May 1, 2007 | |
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Music | Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938) | 1940.372 | c. 1895-1900 | American Painting and Sculpture | March 4, 2015 |
| Head of a Boy | George De Forest Brush (American, 1855-1941) | 1933.221 | c. 1910 | American Painting and Sculpture | May 1, 2007 | |
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Woman Seated at Table | Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938) | 1969.21 | late 1800s-early 1900s | American Painting and Sculpture | March 4, 2015 |
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Young Diana | Janet Scudder (American, 1873-1940) | 1942.796 | 1911 | American Painting and Sculpture | March 1, 2020 |
| Irish Landscape | Alexander H. Wyant (American, 1836-1892) | 1935.216 | 1865 | American Painting and Sculpture | May 1, 2007 | |
| Bowl | China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi reign (1661-1722) | 1974.270 | 1662-1722 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | |
| Vase with Black Iron Glaze | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1920.1453 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | ||
| Vase with Xiwangmu and the Festival of the Peaches of Immortality | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi reign (1661-1722) | 1942.654 | 1662-1722 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | |
| Vase | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) | 1947.517 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | ||
| Jar | China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Yongzheng reign (1722-1735) | 1944.194 | 1723-1735 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | |
| Saucer: Qingbai ware | China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) | 1917.264 | 13th-14th Century | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | |
| Club-shaped Vase with Famille Verte Decoration | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi reign (1661-1722) | 1942.655 | 1662-1722 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | |
| Bowl: Jun ware | China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) - Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) | 1947.565 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | ||
| Pindola, Disciple of Buddha | Lan-T'ien, Chen-si Province, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | 1918.540 | 16th Century | Chinese Art | October 19, 2005 | |
| Jar with Molded Design | China, early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), reign of K'ang Hsi | 1940.700 | 1465-1487 | Chinese Art | June 4, 2000 | |
| Four-lobed Flattened Vase | China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Qianlong reign (1735-1795) | 1944.196 | 1736-1795 | Chinese Art | October 19, 2005 | |
| Figure of Hotei | China, 19th century | 1917.296 | Chinese Art | February 28, 1999 | ||
| Saucer: Qingbai ware | China, Song dynasty (960-1279) | 1921.643 | Chinese Art | October 19, 2005 |