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Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was known for his distinctively sketchy style and interest in depicting performances such as dance and theater, the subjects seen here. The artist developed a distinctive composite style of sketching, and this work exemplifies his practice of covering both sides of a sheet of paper with diverse images in varying media.
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Document identity
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394791
label
Lingerie Boutique and Conversation (verso)
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drawing
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394791
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drawing
title
Lingerie Boutique and Conversation (verso)
description
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was known for his distinctively sketchy style and interest in depicting performances such as dance and theater, the subjects seen here. The artist developed a distinctive composite style of sketching, and this work exemplifies his practice of covering both sides of a sheet of paper with diverse images in varying media.
date
c. 1765–75
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117244871
creators
1960
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 21.7 x 17 cm (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
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France, 18th century
accession
2019.256.b
Source extras
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Pen, brown ink, laid paper
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Lingerie Boutique and Conversation (verso), c. 1765–75. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724–1780). Pen, brown ink, laid paper; sheet: 21.7 x 17 cm (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2019.256.b
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
Watermark: C(?) TORE(?)
didYouKnow
Because of Gabriel de Saint-Aubin’s focus on social events and contemporary culture, his drawings are considered important records of eighteenth-century Parisian life.
citations
citation
Musée des arts décoratifs (France), and International Confederation of Dealers in Works of Art. Chefs-d'œuvre de la curiosité du monde: 2e exposition internationale de la C.I.N.O.A., 10 juin-30 septembre 1954. [Paris]: [Les Presses Artistiques], 1954.
page_number
pl. 42
citation
Slatkin, Charles E. Exhibition of Drawings by Old and Modern Masters. New York: Charles E. Slatkin, 1956.
page_number
pl. XIX
citation
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries. French Master Drawings, Renaissance to Modern. A Loan Exhibition, February 10 Through March 7, 1959. 1959.
page_number
p. 9, no. 46
citation
University of Minnesota, Lorenz Eitner, and Sidney Simon. The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists, a Loan Exhibition, January 24 to March 7, 1961. Minneapolis: University Gallery, 1961.
page_number
p. 30, no. 84
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Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 08:58:55.195000
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394791
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Drawings
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DR - French
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Pen, brown ink, laid paper
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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