id:			150019
accession number:	1980.235
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.235
updated:		2025-02-09 04:02:39.760000

Still Life with Wild Flowers, 1864. Léon Bonvin (French, 1834–1866). Watercolor and gouache; sheet: 18.5 x 24.3 cm (7 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin 1980.235

title:				Still Life with Wild Flowers
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creation date:			1864
creation date earliest:		1864
creation date latest:		1864
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creditline:			Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	watercolor and gouache
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Léon Bonvin (French, 1834–1866)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 18.5 x 24.3 cm (7 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
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	description:	cream(2) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower left, in black ink: Léon Bonvin. 1864.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1980
	opening date:   1981-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1980</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).

	title:		The Lessons of the Academy
	opening date:   1983-02-08T05:00:00
	<i>The Lessons of the Academy</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 8-May 29, 1983).

	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:		Breaking the Mold: The Legacy of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art
	opening date:   2012-09-26T00:00:00
	<i>Breaking the Mold: The Legacy of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art</i>. Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (organizer) (September 2-December 2, 2012).

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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 Lessons of the Academy (Feb. 8-May 29, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-02-08T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Year in Review for 1980 (June 24-July 19, 1981), cma Bulletin 68 (1981), p. 215 no. 178.', 'opening_date': '1981-06-24T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA; Baltimore, Walters Art Gallery, The Drawings and Watercolors of Léon Bonvin (Nov. 12, 1980-Jan. 18, 1981; Feb. 15-Mar. 27, 1981), no. 16, illus. p. 41.', 'opening_date': '1981-02-15T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN (8/26/2012 - 11/15/2012):  "Breaking the Mold: The Legacy of Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art", ex. cat. no. 15, p. 62-63.', 'opening_date': '2012-08-26T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Guichané, Maud, Gabriel P. Weisberg, Léon Bonvin, Jo Briggs, Ger Luijten, and Michèle Quentin. Drawn to the Everyday: Léon Bonvin 1834-1866 : Catalogue Raisonné. Paris : Fondation Custodia, 2022.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 191, no. 89; mentioned: p. 246, no. 89
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IMAGES

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