The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
L'Opéra, Paris
1903
(American, 1870–1953)
Platemark: 27.2 x 32.4 cm (10 11/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1937.528
© Estate of John Marin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Zigrosser 80
Location: Not on view
Description
One of the most iconic sites in Paris, the Palais Garnier was built between 1861 and 1875 for the Paris Opéra, the primary opera company in France, founded in 1669 by Louis XIV. Perhaps the most opulent symbol of the Second Empire, the theater was commissioned by Napoleon III as part of the renovation of the capital carried out under his command by Baron Haussmann, and was designed by the architect Charles Garnier.- Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).The Grand Tour. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15, 1985-February 2, 1986).
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