id:			159877
accession number:	1997.178.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.178.b
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Sketch of a Sphinx [?] (verso), c. 1879–80. Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920). Black chalk ; sheet: 25.5 x 14.5 cm (10 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.); secondary support: 27.9 x 39 cm (11 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.178.b

title:				Sketch of a Sphinx [?] (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1879–80
creation date earliest:		1879
creation date latest:		1880
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	black chalk 
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Luc-Olivier Merson (French, 1846–1920)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 25.5 x 14.5 cm (10 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 27.9 x 39 cm (11 x 15 3/8 in.)
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	description:	cream(1) wove paper, perimeter mounted with Japanese paper strips to cream(2) wove paper
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	inscription:	upper right, in graphite: [8?].86 x [8?].[7?]1 [sideways]
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Galerie David Jones, Paris
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	Galerie David Jones, Paris
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