id:			125010
accession number:	1946.447.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.447.a
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:04.213000

Study of Hands (recto), 1700s. Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787). Red and black chalk heightened with white chalk; sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Victor Spark, New York 1946.447.a

title:				Study of Hands (recto)
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creation date:			1700s
creation date earliest:		1704
creation date latest:		1787
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creditline:			Gift of Victor Spark, New York
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	red and black chalk heightened with white chalk
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Pierre Lenfant (French, 1704–1787)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 20.1 x 20.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) laid paper
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	inscription:	lower right, in graphite: lenfant
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Eighteenth Century Masterpieces
	opening date:   1952-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Eighteenth Century Masterpieces</i>. Society of the Four Arts (organizer) (December 12, 1952-January 4, 1953).

	title:		Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
	opening date:   1958-03-03T05:00:00
	<i>Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).

	title:		Aspects of Drawing
	opening date:   1961-01-10T05:00:00
	<i>Aspects of Drawing</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 10-April 2, 1961).

	title:		French Drawings from the Collection
	opening date:   1994-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>French Drawings from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1994-March 12, 1995).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Drawing: A Line of Departure.</em> Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH (October 12 - December 15, 1985); Kenneth C. Beck Center, Lakewood, OH (September 7 - November 3, 1986).', 'opening_date': '1985-10-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>17th and 18th Century Genre and French Drawings. </em>Cleveland Museum of Art (May 31 - August 19, 1979).', 'opening_date': '1979-05-31T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Victor Spark [1898-1991], New York, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?-1946
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1946-
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