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Water Carrier Seated on His Yoke

1861

François Bonvin

(French, 1817–1887)
France, 19th century
black chalk and brown crayon
Sheet: 42.1 x 31.1 cm (16 9/16 x 12 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 41.1 x 31.1 cm (16 3/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
Gift of Muriel S. Butkin 1978.128
Location: Not on view
  • all according to Weisberg 1979, p. 277, cat. no. 275: M.A. Bellino (not stamped, not in Lugt); [his sale, Paris, Gallerie Georges Petit, 20 May 1892]. Georges Martin du Nord, Paris (not stamped, not in Lugt). [Shepherd Gallery, New York]
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1978.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 66, no. 1 (January 1979): 3–47. Reproduced: p. 22; Mentioned: p. 43, no. 40 www.jstor.org
  • French Drawings from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).
    CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).
    Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
    CMA, Year in Review for 1978 (Feb. 13-Mar. 18, 1979), cma Bulletin 66 (1979), p. 43 no. 40, illus. p. 22.
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