id:			121948
accession number:	1942.249
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.249
updated:		2025-03-04 14:28:44.367000

Paris Subway, Ferris Wheel and Eiffel Tower, c. 1912–13. Gino Severini (Italian, 1883–1966). Pastel and charcoal; sheet: 59.6 x 48.2 cm (23 7/16 x 19 in.); framed: 92 x 71.8 x 3 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, 1942.249. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Paris Subway, Ferris Wheel and Eiffel Tower
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creation date:			c. 1912–13
creation date earliest:		1912
creation date latest:		1913
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride
copyright:			© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	Italy, 20th century
technique:	pastel and charcoal
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Italian
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Gino Severini (Italian, 1883–1966)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 59.6 x 48.2 cm (23 7/16 x 19 in.); Framed: 92 x 71.8 x 3 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed bottom center: "Severini"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Visual Shapes and Space
	opening date:   1965-02-20T05:00:00
	<i>Visual Shapes and Space</i>. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-May 22, 1965).

	title:		Futurism and the International Avant-Garde
	opening date:   1980-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Futurism and the International Avant-Garde</i>. Philadelphia Museum of Art (organizer) (October 24, 1980-January 4, 1981).

	title:		Utopian Visions in Modern Art: Dreams and Nightmares
	opening date:   1983-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Utopian Visions in Modern Art: Dreams and Nightmares</i>. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (December 8, 1983-February 12, 1984).

	title:		Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

	title:		Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2000-08-27T00:00:00
	<i>Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000).

	title:		Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2016-11-19T05:00:00
	<i>Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	John Quinn [1870-1924], New York
	date: after 1913-1924
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	(sale, John Quinn Collection, American Art Association, New York, February 9-12, 1927, no. 412)
	date: 1927    
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	Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: after 1927-1942
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1942-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fletcher, Valerie J. <em>Dreams and Nightmares: Utopian Visions in Modern Art</em>. Exh. Cat. Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum, 1983.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 35
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	DeGrazia, Diane and Carter E. Foster. <em>Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 6; Reproduced: p. 6
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	Hicken, Adrian. <em>Apollinaire, Cubism and Orphism</em>. New York: Routledge, 2002.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 208, n. 52
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	Sims, Lowery Stokes. <em>The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content, and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 58-59, fig. 10
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