Capri Lace Maker

About the Artwork

George Butler studied art making in the United States and France, and subsequently lived several years in Italy, where he painted Capri Lace Maker. A gift of the artist's daughter, this work was the first painting to enter the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection, which took place on February 2, 1915.

Exhibition history

Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916). Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991). Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 23-May 18, 2003).

Quick Overview

Artist: George B. Butler (American, 1838–1907)
Date: 1884
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 160 x 84.5 cm (63 x 33 1/4 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: American Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Helen C. Butler
Accession no.: 1915.76

Provenance

Artist's daughter through 1915.

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.