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Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Sketchbook

c. 1835–50

François-Hippolyte Lalaisse

(French, 1812–1884)
France, 19th century
Drawings in pen and black ink, wash, watercolor, graphite, and red and black chalk on wove paper in bound sketchbook
Overall: 32 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2019.255
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

In addition to his artistic career, Hippolyte Lalaisse taught at France’s École Polytechnique for nearly four decades.

Description

This album features sketches of a variety of subjects by Hippolyte Lalaisse, including nude studies, portraits, and horses. The images may have been intended to serve as source material for working in lithography, the printmaking technique for which the artist was best known.
  • 1992
    (Fischer-Kiener Galerie, Paris, France)
    1992-2008
    Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH
    December 2, 2019
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.255