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Source Description
Henri Harpignies was best known for landscapes, and this sheet is a rare example of his still life practice. It belongs to a group of drawings created for his pupil, the Comtesse de Kermaingant, providing her with instruction in watercolor. Two dolls or puppets are propped on a pillow, allowing the comtesse to study the drapery of their costume and shadows of their placement on cushions.
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Document identity
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74571
label
Two Dolls or Puppets Sitting on Cushions
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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74571
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drawing
title
Two Dolls or Puppets Sitting on Cushions
description
Henri Harpignies was best known for landscapes, and this sheet is a rare example of his still life practice. It belongs to a group of drawings created for his pupil, the Comtesse de Kermaingant, providing her with instruction in watercolor. Two dolls or puppets are propped on a pillow, allowing the comtesse to study the drapery of their costume and shadows of their placement on cushions.
date
c. 1870–80
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79875691
creators
1676
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 38.6 x 28.5 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2018.1061
Source extras
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Watercolor with graphite underdrawing on heavily textured wove paper
tombstone
Two Dolls or Puppets Sitting on Cushions, c. 1870–80. Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819–1916). Watercolor with graphite underdrawing on heavily textured wove paper; sheet: 38.6 x 28.5 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.1061
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower left, in black ink: “h.h”
didYouKnow
Harpignies made this drawing as an example for one of his pupils to study and emulate.
citations
citation
Rohowsky, Peter S. French Nineteenth Century Drawings, Pastels, Watercolors: Nov. 1977-Feb. 1978. New York: Shepherd Gallery Associates, 1977.
page_number
ill. p. 50, p. 53
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:00.501000
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74571
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Drawings
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DR - French
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Watercolor with graphite underdrawing on heavily textured wove 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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