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Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)

Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)

Date unknown
(French, 1823–1891)
France, 19th century
pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
Sheet: 23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2010.285
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Théodule Ribot's son, Germain, was also a genre painter.

Description

Drawing was an essential part of Théodule Ribot's practice and he often sketched his environs from life. As a realist artist, Ribot favored humble subjects taken from everyday life. This double-sided sheet was likely one that he reused for two disparate images: a cat viewed from three angles, perhaps in his studio, and what appears to be a sculpture of two figures embracing.
  • ?-1977
    (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Mrs. Muriel Butkin)
    1977-2008
    Mrs. Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH
    2008-2010
    estate of Mrs. Muriel Butkin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2010-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.285