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About the Artwork
Aman-Jean, a French Symbolist painter, was likely more concerned with evoking a wistful, meditative mood in this painting of an unidentified woman than with defining a specific personality or likeness. The restrained, tonal palette and flat, decorative shapes suggest the influence of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and James McNeill Whistler. The postcard pinned to the wall may represent a work by Sandro Botticelli. Aman-Jean exhibited this painting at the Paris Salon of 1891.
Inscriptions
Signed left center in green: Aman Jean
Provenance
1891: (Paris salon, 1891, no. 874 or 875, probably sold to a private collector) Probably from 1891: Possibly a private collector, probably sold to an Italian private collector. After 1891: Private collector, Italy, by descent to his family Before 1971: Family of an Italian collector, possibly consigned to Christie's 1971: (Christie's, London, sale, July 9, 1971, lot 258, sold to Ferrers Gallery 1971-1971/1972: (Ferrers Gallery, London, probably sold to Cyril Humphris) Until 1972: (Cyril Humphris, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1972-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973). 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). Whistler, The Butterfly Effect. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France (May 24-September 22, 2024) https://mbarouen.fr/fr/expositions/whistler-l-effet-papillon.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Edmond François Aman-Jean (French, 1858–1936)
- Date
- c. 1891
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 113.4 x 117.8 x 8.3 cm (44 5/8 x 46 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.); Unframed: 84.4 x 89.5 cm (33 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Accession no.
- 1972.120
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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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