id:			144593
accession number:	1969.234
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.234
updated:		2025-02-09 03:27:15.103000

Trees, 1700s(?). Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 30.3 x 21.3 cm (11 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1969.234

title:				Trees
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creation date:			1700s(?)
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
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culture:	France, 18th century (?)
technique:	watercolor over graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)  - artist
In the early part of his career, he worked as a textile designer at the Gobelins factory, and as a decorative painter in Spain and Portugal. He eventually moved to London, where in 1955 he published the first of many books of Chinoiserie designs. However, he was most well-known for his prints of flowers. His popularity waned significantly when Rococo design fell out of fashion at the end of the century.
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measurements: Sheet: 30.3 x 21.3 cm (11 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
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	description:	cream(3) laid paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

	title:		Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator
	opening date:   1985-05-28T04:00:00
	<i>Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-August 25, 1985).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator (May 23-Aug. 25, 1985).', 'opening_date': '1985-05-23T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Gallery List of Drawings" (Dec. 1, 1970-Jan. 31, 1971; re-opened Mar. 16, 1971).', 'opening_date': '1970-12-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, The Year in Review for 1969 (Jan. 27-Feb. 22, 1970), cma Bulletin 57 (1970), p. 49 no. 178.', 'opening_date': '1970-01-27T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	[Herbert Bier] (according to note in departmental file)
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