id:			108592
accession number:	1926.288
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.288
updated:		2025-05-08 11:21:59.233000

The Bread Carrier, fourth quarter 19th century or first quarter 20th century. Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859–1923). Brush and brown ink and wash; sheet: 36.3 x 25.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1926.288

title:				The Bread Carrier
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creation date:			fourth quarter 19th century or first quarter 20th century
creation date earliest:		1859
creation date latest:		1923
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
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culture:	Switzerland
technique:	brush and brown ink and wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859–1923)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 36.3 x 25.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
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	description:	cream(1) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower right, in brown ink: Steinlen ; lower left, in red pencil: S[illegible] ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: a 94145 ; lower left, in graphite: Porteuse du pain ; lower right, in graphite: cx. upper left, in blue crayon: 34 [circled] ;
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Drawings from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1937-02-10T05:00:00
	<i>Drawings from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 28, 1937).

	title:		Drawings from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1940-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Drawings from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-October 3, 1940).

	title:		Drawings from the Collection (1945)
	opening date:   1945-04-03T04:00:00
	<i>Drawings from the Collection (1945)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-23, 1945).

	title:		Steinlen
	opening date:   1970-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Steinlen</i>. ASBL Palais des Beaux-Arts, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium (organizer) (October 24-November 22, 1970); Plateforme 10 /Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne 17, Switzerland (January 15-February 28, 1971); Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland (March 20-May 1, 1971).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Charleroi, Belgium, ASBL Palais des Beaux-Arts; Lausanne, Switzerland; Bale, Switzerland, Steinlen (Oct. 24-Nov. 22, 1970; Jan. 16-Feb. 28. 1971; Mar. 20-May 1971).', 'opening_date': '1970-10-24T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "French Drawings from the Collection, Gallery XVI" (Apr. 30-June 16, 1954).', 'opening_date': '1954-04-30T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection, Gallery VIII" (June 15, 1949-Apr. 24, 1950).', 'opening_date': '1949-06-15T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "hung Gallery VIII" (Jan. 5, 1949).', 'opening_date': '1949-01-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection, Gallery VIII" (Jan. 13-Apr. 26, 1948).', 'opening_date': '1948-01-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings in Gallery VIII" (June 10-Oct. 20, 1947).', 'opening_date': '1947-06-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 12-Dec. 30, 1946).', 'opening_date': '1946-06-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Apr. 3-23, 1945).', 'opening_date': '1945-04-03T04:00:00Z'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Feb. 7, 1945-? (moved to the Rotunda Feb. 20)).', 'opening_date': '1945-02-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (July 11-Oct. 3, 1940).', 'opening_date': '1940-07-11T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "75 Drawings from the Collection" (Feb. 10-Apr. 28, 1937).', 'opening_date': '1937-02-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of Drawings from the Museum Collection Supplemented by Loans from Local Collections (July 12-Sep. 15, 1935).', 'opening_date': '1935-07-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings by Old and Modern Masters from the Collection" (June 5, 1930-Jan. 9, 1931; Feb. 20-Mar. 15, 1931; June 10, 1931-Jan. 16, 1932).', 'opening_date': '1931-02-20T00:00:00'}

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