id:			128478
accession number:	1951.415
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.415
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:18.998000

George Frederic Watts, R.A., c. 1877–78. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911). Graphite heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black chalk; sheet: 33.4 x 22 cm (13 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.); image: 28 x 18.5 cm (11 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward B. Greene 1951.415

title:				George Frederic Watts, R.A.
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creation date:			c. 1877–78
creation date earliest:		1877
creation date latest:		1878
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creditline:			Gift of Edward B. Greene
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	graphite heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black chalk
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 33.4 x 22 cm (13 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Image: 28 x 18.5 cm (11 x 7 5/16 in.)
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	description:	blue wove paper
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	inscription:	signed, lower right, in graphite: A. Legros [underlined]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		National Schools of Style
	opening date:   1983-06-14T04:00:00
	<i>National Schools of Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).

	title:		Lepère, Legros, and Buhot
	opening date:   1984-05-01T04:00:00
	<i>Lepère, Legros, and Buhot</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 23, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, Lepère, Legros, and Buhot (May 1-Sep. 23, 1984).', 'opening_date': '1984-05-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, National Schools of Style (June 14-Sep. 18, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-06-14T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Grosvenor Galleries, London, Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) from the Collection of Frank E. Bliss, Esq. (May 1922)', 'opening_date': '1922-05-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Frederick Lord Leighton of Stretton, London
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	Frank E. Bliss, London
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	Frederick Lord Leighton of Stretton, London (Lugt Suppl. 1741a, not stamped) (according to 1922 sale catalog). Frank E. Bliss, London (Lugt 265, not stamped); [his sale, May 1922, Grosvenor Galleries, London, cat. no. 69] (photocopy of catalog in departmental file)
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