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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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Document identity
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168556
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Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)
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drawing
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1
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168556
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drawing
title
Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)
description
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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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80074601
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1582
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Drawing
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1
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Sheet: 23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
2010.285
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pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
tombstone
Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso). Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891). Pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper; sheet: 23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2010.285
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DR - French
didYouKnow
Théodule Ribot's son, Germain, was also a genre painter.
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Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 08:40:08.903000
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168556
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Drawings
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DR - French
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pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
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male
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1
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photo
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