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Collection Online as of December 25, 2025

The Stretcher Bearer (Study for "Le Couvreur tombé")

1876

François Bonvin

(French, 1817–1887)
France, 19th century
black and red chalk with colored chalks, stump work and graphite accents, squared for transfer in red chalk
Sheet: 33.9 x 20.2 cm (13 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2010.158
Location: Not on view
  • Mme. Louison Kohler (sale: Hotel Druout, Paris, "Tableaux Aquarelles et Dessins par Bonvin et Autres Oeuvres," December 14, 1893, #50 in catalogue); Shepherd Gallery, New York City; Paul Drey Gallery, New York City, November 1974;
  • Paris: Hôtel Drouot (April 24, 1924); Cleveland: CMA (November 19, 1974): "Art for Collectors"; New York: H. Shickman Gallery, November 1974
  • {{cite web|title=The Stretcher Bearer (Study for "Le Couvreur tombé")|url=false|author=François Bonvin|year=1876|access-date=25 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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