Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)

Théodule RibotLinkedCulture matchlcp-8c1a6915e4ce

Medium
pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
Culture
France, 19th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
168556

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Drawing was an essential part of Théodule Ribot's practice and he often sketched his environs from life. As a realist artist, Ribot favored humble subjects taken from everyday life. This double-sided sheet was likely one that he reused for two disparate images: a cat viewed from three angles, perhaps in his studio, and what appears to be a sculpture of two figures embracing. Théodule Ribot's son, Germain, was also a genre painter.

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Credit line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Provenance
?-1977: (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Mrs. Muriel Butkin) | 1977-2008: Mrs. Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH | 2008-2010: estate of Mrs. Muriel Butkin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2010-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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