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The Venetian Girl
Provenance
The artist Frank Boott Duveneck [1886–1986] , his son, by inheritance Charles Duveneck [1871–1946], his half-uncle [Knoedler Galleries, New York, by consignment] The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, purchased in 1922 with funds provided by Josephine Pettingill Everett
About the Artwork
Frank Duveneck loved Venice and spent several months there during the early decades of his career. Titled The Venetian Girl, this painting depicts a young woman—likely an artist’s model—who holds a shallow brass bowl containing lemons and grapes.
Exhibition history
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937). The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). Long Term Loan - Ohio Artists in the Governor's Residence. Ohio Governor's Residence, Bexley, Ohio (April 22, 2002-December 31, 2006).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Frank Duveneck (American, 1848–1919)
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 86.7 x 62.6 cm (34 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection
- Accession no.
- 1922.173
More by Frank Duveneck in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009360
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