Portrait of a Man

Léon Bonnat1868

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Title: Portrait of a Man
Creator: Léon Bonnat (French, 1833-1922)
Date Created: 1868
Physical Dimensions: Unframed: 80.1 x 65.3 cm (31 9/16 x 25 11/16 in.)
Provenance: (Hôtel Drouot, sale, March 14, 1973, no. 84, sold to François-Gérard Seligmann), (François-Gérard Seligmann, sold to Cyril Humphris), (Cyril Humphris, London, sold to Noah L. Butkin), Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Muriel S. Butkin, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.232
Medium: oil on fabric
Inscriptions: Signed upper left: Ln Bonnat. / 1868.
Fun Fact: Bonnat was an academic painter as well as a teacher who encouraged freedom of expression and execution. He recommended traveling to Madrid to visit the Prado Museum, introduced Paris to Spanish painting technique, and influenced the evolution of French painting.
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit Line: Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
Accession Number: 1980.232

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