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Study of Hands

Study of Hands

1842
(French, 1780–1867)
France, 19th century
graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper
Sheet: 31.2 x 23.6 cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2003.37
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Ingres executed many studies for each of his stained glass designs, from preliminary sketches such as this one to full-scale cartoons.

Description

This sheet of studies was made as a preparatory design for a series of stained glass windows for the Chapel of Saint Ferdinand in Paris. Here, Jean- Auguste-Dominique Ingres sketched four sets of hands that seem to cascade down the page in one rhythmic motion, masterfully illustrating the beauty of mise en page. In his use of graphite, Ingres alluded to the metalpoint drawings of Raphael, intentionally channeling the Renaissance master.
  • 1842-1867
    Estate of the artist [1780–1867]
    after 1867-1908
    P.-A. Chéramy [1840–1912], Paris
    1908
    (his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 5–7, 1908, no. 379, presumably sold to Henri Haro)
    1908-1912
    Henri Haro [1855–1911], Paris
    1912
    (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 3, 1912, no. 149, sold to Paul Jamot)
    1912-1943
    Paul Jamot [1863–1939], Paris
    1943
    (his sale Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 10, 1943, no. 30)
    after 1943-before 1967
    Marc Bernheim, Paris
    1967-1968
    (Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York)
    2003
    (sale, Christie’s, New York, January 22, 2003, no. 106, sold to Artemis Fine Arts, New York)
    2003
    (Artemis Fine Arts, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2003-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 Sold for 720 FF
  • Catalogue des tableaux anciens & modernes [. . .] composant la collection P.-A. Chéramy. Paris: Galerie Georges Petit, 1908. Mentioned: p. 128, no. 379
    Catalogue de dessins, aquarelles, pastels anciens et modernes [. . .} composant la collection de M. Henri Haro. Paris: Hôtel Drouot, 1912. Mentioned: p. 55, no. 149
    Exposition Ingres. Exh. cat. Paris: Georges Petit, 1921. Mentioned: p. 52, no. 215
    Catalogue des tableaux et objets d’ameublement provenant des collections de Monsieur Paul Jamot. Paris: Hôtel Drouot, 1943. Mentioned: p. 16, no. 30
    Drawings, Pastels, Watercolors. New York: Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, 1967. Mentioned: p. 7, no. 73; Reproduced: pl. 68
    Foucart, Jacques. Ingres: Les Cartons de vitraux des collections du Louvre. Exh. cat. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2002. Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 89-90, 97
    Old Master and 19th Century Drawings. New York: Christie’s, 2003. Mentioned and erproduced: p. 142-43, no. 106
    “Bernheim, Marc.” In Frits Lugt, Les Marques de collections de dessins et d’estampes, online edition. Paris: Fondation Custodia, 2010. Mentioned: L.3528 www.marquesdecollections.fr
  • Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 20-April 30, 2023).
    Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
    Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).
    Exposition Ingres. Hôtel de la chambre syndicale de la curiosité et des beaux-arts, Paris (May 8–June 5, 1921).
  • {{cite web|title=Study of Hands|url=false|author=Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres|year=1842|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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