The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Interior of a Butcher Shop

Interior of a Butcher Shop

c. 1881
(French, 1844–1925)
Sheet: 55.7 x 57.2 cm (21 15/16 x 22 1/2 in.); Secondary Support: 56.1 x 58.4 cm (22 1/16 x 23 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The French writer Théodore de Banville described Léon Lhermitte's drawings, saying that "In his hands charcoal and black chalk are like magical tools."
  • 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).
    CMA; Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum of Art; St. Louis Art Museum; Glasgow Museum and Art Galleries, The Realist Tradition: French Painting and Drawing 1830-1900 (1980-81; Mar. 7-June 7, 1981; July 23-Sep. 27, 1981; Nov. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1982), no. 176, illus.
    The Realist Tradition: French Painting and Drawing 1830 - 1900. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 12, 1980-January 18, 1981); The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (March 7-May 10, 1981); Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (July 23-September 20, 1981); Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (November 5, 1981-January 4, 1982).
    CMA, 17th and 18th Century Genre and French Drawings (May 31-Aug. 19, 1979).
    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. 44 no. 68, illus. p. 20.
  • {{cite web|title=Interior of a Butcher Shop|url=false|author=Léon Augustin Lhermitte|year=c. 1881|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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