The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 4, 2024

Lucy

Lucy

1909
(American, 1868–1923)
America
oil on canvas
Framed: 155.7 x 155.7 x 5.7 cm (61 5/16 x 61 5/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Unframed: 126 x 126 cm (49 5/8 x 49 5/8 in.)
Gift of Barbara and Edmund Hajim 2021.148
Location: 228B Cleveland Artists

Did You Know?

Bohm created this painting while working on a commissioned mural for the Cuyahoga County Courthouse.

Description

Painted during expatriate Max Bohm’s visit to his hometown in Cleveland, Lucy depicts a former love interest, who years earlier turned down the artist’s marriage proposal because she doubted his ability to earn a steady income. During the intervening time, Bohm had wed someone else and established himself as a noted painter, earning success particularly in France and England.
  • “Exhibition Calendar,” American Art Review 3 (May-June 1976). Reproduced: p. 31
    Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Max Bohm Paintings, Exh. Cat. Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 1981 Reproduced: p. 21.
    Jordan-Volpe Gallery, advertisement, Magazine Antiques 123 (May 1983) Reproduced: p. 947
    Peters, Lisa. “La Femme: The Influence of Whistler,” Arts Magazine 58 (January 1984) Mentioned: p. 19
    Preato, Robert R. “La Femme: Images of Beauty,” Southwest Art 14 (July 1984) Mentioned and reproduced: p. 63.
    Wagner, Lois. Reflections of American Women: From the Sterling Regal, Inc. Collection, Exh. Cat. Denver: Lawder Corporation, 1985. unpaginated, [p. 16].
    Rice, Faye, “The Big Payoff in Corporate Art,” Fortune (May 25, 1987).
    Robinson, William H., and David Steinberg. Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Early Modern America. Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Mentioned: p. 62; reproduced p. 63.
    Sotheby’s, New York. American Paintings from the Sterling Regal Collection. May 25, 1988. Lot 15.
  • Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-July 21, 1996).
    Reflections of American Women from the Sterling Regal Collection. Lawder Corporation, Denver, CO. (November 1985).
    American Realist and Impressionist Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Haig Tashjian. Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC (March 10-April 22, 1984).
    Retrospective: Max Bohm Paintings. Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA (September 4-20, 1981).
    The Romantic-Impressionist Max Bohm. Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ (March 28-April 23, 1976).
  • {{cite web|title=Lucy|url=false|author=Max Bohm|year=1909|access-date=04 October 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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