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Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)
Théodule Ribot
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Drawing was an essential part of Théodule Ribot's practice and he often sketched his environs from life. As a realist artist, Ribot favored humble subjects taken from everyday life. This double-sided sheet was likely one that he reused for two disparate images: a cat viewed from three angles, perhaps in his studio, and what appears to be a sculpture of two figures embracing.
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- Title: Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)
- Creator: Théodule Ribot (French, 1823-1891)
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Mrs. Muriel Butkin), Mrs. Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH, estate of Mrs. Muriel Butkin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.285
- Medium: pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
- Fun Fact: Théodule Ribot's son, Germain, was also a genre painter.
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 2010.285
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