id:			166698
accession number:	2008.407
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.407
updated:		2025-02-09 06:28:53.179000

Valmy and Léa, c. 1885–95. Jean Béraud (French, 1849–1935). Brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite; sheet: 36 x 51.7 cm (14 3/16 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2008.407

title:				Valmy and Léa
title in original language:	
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creation date:			c. 1885–95
creation date earliest:		1885
creation date latest:		1895
current location:		
creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Jean Béraud (French, 1849–1935)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 36 x 51.7 cm (14 3/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
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	description:	beige wove paper, laid down on cardboard
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower center, in black ink: Jean Béraud / [fragments of an additional signature]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and the Stage
	opening date:   1981-05-22T04:00:00
	<i>Art and the Stage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 22-August 16, 1981).

	title:		French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin
	opening date:   2001-08-26T00:00:00
	<i>French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001); Dahesh Museum of Art (February 19-May 18, 2002).

	title:		Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints
	opening date:   2015-01-25T00:00:00
	<i>Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).

	title:		In Concert! Musical Instruments in Art, 1860-1910
	opening date:   2017-03-24T04:00:00
	<i>In Concert! Musical Instruments in Art, 1860-1910</i>. Musée des Impressionismes Giverny, Giverny, France (organizer) (March 24-July 2, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Breitman, Ellen. <em>Art and the Stage</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Referenced: p. 58, Reproduced: pl. 35
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	Foster, Carter E., Sylvain Bellenger, and Patrick Shaw Cable. <em>French Master Drawings from the Collection of Muriel Butkin</em>. Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 112-113, no. 51; Reproduced: p. 113
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	Thomson, Richard. "The Imperatives of Style: Seurat's Drawings, 1886-1891." In <em>Georges Seurat: The Drawings</em>, edited by Jodi Hauptmann. Exh. Cat. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 182
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	Frank, Frédéric and Belinda Thomson. <em>In Concert!: Musical Instruments in Art 1860-1910</em>. Giverny: Musée des Impressionnismes, 2017. p. 69, 76.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 69, no. 8; Reproduced: p. 76
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2008.407/2008.407_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2008.407/2008.407_full.tif