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An avid draftsman, Victor Prouvé was known for his role in the École de Nancy, a group of artists active in the art nouveau movement, which integrated fine and decorative arts. This drawing relates to Prouvé's design for a mural intended to decorate the community center in the town hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement. By creating sophisticated designs for a broad public in such spaces, the artist sought to forge a role for vanguard art in everyday life.
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74625
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Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement
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74625
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drawing
title
Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement
description
An avid draftsman, Victor Prouvé was known for his role in the École de Nancy, a group of artists active in the art nouveau movement, which integrated fine and decorative arts. This drawing relates to Prouvé's design for a mural intended to decorate the community center in the town hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement. By creating sophisticated designs for a broad public in such spaces, the artist sought to forge a role for vanguard art in everyday life.
date
1897
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q78620086
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29341
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 45.9 x 64.5 cm (18 1/16 x 25 3/8 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
2015.453
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watercolor with black chalk framing lines on beige wove paper
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Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement, 1897. Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943). Watercolor with black chalk framing lines on beige wove paper; sheet: 45.9 x 64.5 cm (18 1/16 x 25 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2015.453
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
Inscribed: lower right in black chalk: VP / 1897 / in graphite: 481
didYouKnow
The mural painting to which this drawing relates was one of two major designs that Victor Prouvé created for town halls throughout Paris; he also decorated the staircase of a public building in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a Paris suburb.
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Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:03.032000
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74625
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Drawings
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DR - French
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watercolor with black chalk framing lines on beige wove paper
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male
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