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Collection Online as of April 21, 2026

A horizontally oriented black and white chalk drawing on beige paper depicts a carriage and horses. On the left, sketchy lines define a large wooden wheel and forward-facing horses. To the right, several horses stand in profile, highlighted with white chalk against dark shadows. Smudged, heavy shading creates the carriage's rounded form behind them. The scene is rendered with loose, atmospheric strokes and signed in the lower left.

A Miller's Carriage

c. 1895

Albert-Charles Lebourg

(French, 1849–1928)
France, 19th-20th century
black and white chalk with stumping on beige wove paper
Sheet: 33.2 x 49.7 cm (13 1/16 x 19 9/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2015.449
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Albert Lebourg was the leader of an artistic movement called the Rouen School for the fact that they worked independently and outside the Parisian art scene.

Description

Albert Rouen was known for his work in charcoal, the medium used for this drawing. It likely depicts a scene from his native Rouen, a port city in northern France. He examined the city and provincial life around it frequently in his works. Here, four horses pull a carriage before a bridge, likely along the banks of the Seine River.
  • 1977
    (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Mrs. Muriel Butkin)
    1977-2008
    Mrs. Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH
    2008-2015
    estate of Mrs. Muriel Butkin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2015-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Exposition de Lebourg. Musée de Rouen (1932).
  • {{cite web|title=A Miller's Carriage|url=false|author=Albert-Charles Lebourg|year=c. 1895|access-date=21 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.449