id:			149121
accession number:	1977.51
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.51
updated:		2025-02-09 03:55:30.166000

Figure from the "Legends" Series, 1962. Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985). Brush and black ink, watercolor, and gouache; sheet: 50 x 33.3 cm (19 11/16 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Blazy 1977.51 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Figure from the "Legends" Series
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creation date:			1962
creation date earliest:		1962
creation date latest:		1962
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry Blazy
copyright:			© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	brush and black ink, watercolor, and gouache
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901–1985)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 50 x 33.3 cm (19 11/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
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	description:	white wove paper
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	inscription:	signed, lower right, in orange gouache: j. D. 62 ; VERSO, upper left, in graphite: JEAN DUBUFFET / 50 x 30 / # 175000/0183 ; center in graphite: DG 101 ; center, in black ink: DG 101 ; center in graphite: DBC / 02/025/D1 / 50 x 33.5 ; lower left, in blue ball point pen: 3542 A
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).', 'opening_date': '1994-12-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, The Year in Review for 1977 (Dec. 28, 1977-Jan. 22, 1978), cma Bulletin 65 (1978), p. 41 no. 101.', 'opening_date': '1977-12-28T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Henry Blazy, New York, NY
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: February 22, 1973
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