Cleveland Museum of Art
Two Dolls or Puppets Sitting on Cushions
Henri Joseph HarpigniesLinkedCulture matchlcp-4164eb638c32
- Date
- c. 1870–80
- Medium
- Watercolor with graphite underdrawing on heavily textured wove paper
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Department
- Drawings
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 74571
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Henri Harpignies was best known for landscapes, and this sheet is a rare example of his still life practice. It belongs to a group of drawings created for his pupil, the Comtesse de Kermaingant, providing her with instruction in watercolor. Two dolls or puppets are propped on a pillow, allowing the comtesse to study the drapery of their costume and shadows of their placement on cushions. Harpignies made this drawing as an example for one of his pupils to study and emulate.
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Provenance
- P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, England | Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY | November 1976: Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] | Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008] | December 3, 2018: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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