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Source Description
In preparation for executing largescale paintings, artists often produced studies of individual components of their compositions in order to work through their ideas. Lehmann made this figural study for a mural in the old Hôtel de Ville in Paris, destroyed by fire during the Commune in 1871. Here, the artist explored how to render deep shadows on the nude male body.
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Document identity
localId
74581
label
Nude Study of an Old Man
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
74581
contentType
drawing
title
Nude Study of an Old Man
description
In preparation for executing largescale paintings, artists often produced studies of individual components of their compositions in order to work through their ideas. Lehmann made this figural study for a mural in the old Hôtel de Ville in Paris, destroyed by fire during the Commune in 1871. Here, the artist explored how to render deep shadows on the nude male body.
date
before 1852
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q78618886
creators
53819
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 31.1 x 21 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2018.44
Source extras
tec
Graphite and stumping
tombstone
Nude Study of an Old Man, before 1852. Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882). Graphite and stumping; sheet: 31.1 x 21 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.44
collection
DR - German
inscriptions
inscription
lower right, in graphite: 8 May
inscription
verso: lower right corner, in graphite: #19
inscription
lower left corner: Henri Lehmann (L.1664g)
citations
citation
Lehmann, Henri, and Marie-Madeleine Aubrun. Henri Lehmann, 1814-1882: portraits et décors parisiens : 7 juin-4 septembre 1983, Musée Carnavalet. [Paris]: Le Musée, 1983.
page_number
p. 219, entry # D.920
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
updatedAt
2026-05-29 04:57:02.103000
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74581
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Drawings
coll
DR - German
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Graphite and stumping
creatorTags
male
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1
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0
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photo
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