Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00002809Two Seated Embracing Couples
Inscriptions
Inscribed verso: "Chere et Perdu Fiancee"
Provenance
Possibly the artist's estate; possibly the artist's brother, Edward Carpeaux, Elko, Nev. [a letter from Paul Ogden in the curatorial file]. Private Collection, San Rafael, Calif., to around 1939 [letter mentioned above]. Isabelle Percy West, Calif., c. 1939-c. 1959 [letter mentioned above]. Paul Ogden, Lafayette, Calif., c. 1959 [letter mentioned above]; sold to the Art Institute, 1974.
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jean Baptiste Carpeaux / French, 1827-1875
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 × 25.9 cm (8 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- pen and ink drawings
- Place
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Credit line
- Worcester Sketch Fund
- Accession no.
- 1974.33
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