Cleveland Museum of Art
Theatre Scene (recto)
Gabriel de Saint-AubinLinkedCulture matchlcp-c20d1042d2b1
- Date
- c. 1765–75
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, black crayon and pink wash on laid paper (recto)
- Culture
- France, 18th century
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 394790
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was known for his distinctively sketchy style and interest in depicting performances such as dance and theater, the subjects seen here. The artist developed a distinctive composite style of sketching, and this work exemplifies his practice of covering both sides of a sheet of paper with diverse images in varying media. Because of Gabriel de Saint-Aubin’s focus on social events and contemporary culture, his drawings are considered important records of eighteenth-century Parisian life.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Provenance
- ?-1954: N. Konstantinoff, Paris, France | ?-?: Dr. Werteimer, Switzerland | (Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, NY) | 1954-1961: Curtis O. Baer [1898-1976], New Rochelle, NY | (Shepherd Galleries, New York, NY) | 1976-2008: Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH | December 2, 2019: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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