The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857)
c. 1850s
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Alexandre Bida was an accomplished illustrator and produced images to accompany an 1865 edition of the works of Alfred de Musset, this portrait’s sitter.Description
This portrait is one of only a few that Alexandre Bida—known primarily for his depictions of North Africa—created during his career. It depicts the celebrated French poet and novelist Alfred de Musset (1810–1857). Bida was commissioned to create illustrations for an 1865 publication of Musset’s collected writings, and the drawing was likely completed in commemoration of that project.- Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY1977-1980Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980]1980-2008Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008]March 4, 2019the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Rohowsky, Peter S. French Nineteenth Century Drawings, Pastels, Watercolors: Nov. 1977-Feb. 1978. New York: Shepherd Gallery Associates, 1977. p. 10, ill no. 7
- Shepherd Gallery. "French Nineteenth-Century Drawings-Pastels-Watercolors: November 1977-February 1978." New York: Shepherd Gallery, 1977: catalogue # 7, illustrated.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.62