The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Château Interior

Château Interior

1834
(French)
France, 19th century
pen and ink, watercolor, gouache with graphite underdrawing on heavy cream wove paper
Sheet: 41.9 x 67.1 cm (16 1/2 x 26 7/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.1063
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Germain focused on a variety of textured fabrics and luxury materials in this depiction of a castle interior.

Description

Little is known today about V. Germain, the artist who produced this drawing. Here, he focused on an interior scene with exacting detail, using a small group of figures at the sheet’s center to emphasize the massive scale of the castle where they have gathered.
  • May 1978
    Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY
    1978
    Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY
    Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980]
    Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008]
    December 3, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 19th Century European Paintings (New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978)
  • {{cite web|title=Château Interior|url=false|author=V. Germain|year=1834|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.1063