The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 7, 2024
The Lovers
1920
(American, 1869–1934)
Unframed: 51.2 x 91.6 cm (20 3/16 x 36 1/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
Burroughs was born outside of Boston, but grew up in Cincinnati. Unable to support himself as a painter, he worked for many years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the under-standing that he would be allowed to paint in the morning and thus would work only in the afternoons. Burroughs's paintings were strongly influenced by the French muralist Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898), whom he knew in Paris, but they also often contain elements that evoke modern life, giving his classical subjects a gently humorous, contemporary flavor. This painting once belonged to the noted American sculptor Malvina Hoffman (1887-1966), who was part of Burroughs's social circle.- Lillian and Derek Ostergard
- New York, NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bryson Burroughs (25 March - 5 May 1935). The accompanying publication is William M. Ivins, Jr., and Harry B. Wehle, Bryson Burroughs: Catalogue of a Memorial Exhibition of his Works (New York: The Metropolitam Museum of Art, 1935), cat. no. 33, p. 4.New York, NY, Montross Gallery, Bryson Burroughs: Paintings and Drawings (11 -23 March 1929), cat. no. 11, ** likely refers to Burroughs's 1927 painting The Lovers, not the CMA's painting
- {{cite web|title=The Lovers|url=false|author=Bryson Burroughs|year=1920|access-date=07 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.263