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Madeleine Lerolle and Her Daughter Yvonne
Also known as: Madame Henry Lerolle and Daughter Yvonne
About the Artwork
Albert Besnard was a good friend of fellow artist Henri Lerolle, whose wife Madeleine and daughter Yvonne are the subjects of this double portrait set in a studio. The artist’s profession is referenced in the large portfolios of drawings at lower right, and the easel at upper left, which displays a canvas tipped forward at an unusual angle. The canvas has been strapped to the easel in this position so the artist can more easily paint while seated.
Inscriptions
Signed upper right: ABesnard. [AB in monogram]
Provenance
Henri Lerolle (1883, 1913), by descent. Brame & Lorenceau, Paris. Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin. Given to the CMA in 1977.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978). The Artist and the Studio in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 5-August 13, 1978). Seven Ages of Man. Museum London, London, Canada (organizer) (May 3-June 15, 1980). Paris autour de 1882 (Paris around 1882). Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Gifu City, Japan (organizer) (November 3-December 19, 1982); Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan (January 15-February 20, 1983). Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Albert Besnard (French, 1849–1934)
- Date
- c. 1879–80
- Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 191.5 x 142.2 x 9.5 cm (75 3/8 x 56 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 165 x 115.5 cm (64 15/16 x 45 1/2 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
- Accession no.
- 1977.120
More by Albert Besnard in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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