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Claude Monet
by Paul Paulin
About the Artwork
Paul Paulin was a renowned Parisian dentist who had a passion for sculpting and was encouraged by Edgar Degas to pursue an artistic career. Paulin is best known for his portrait busts of notable Impressionists. There are related versions of this portrait bust of the celebrated painter Claude Monet at three museums in Paris: the Petit Palais (plaster), the Musée d'Orsay (bronze), and the Musée Rodin (bronze).
Exhibition history
The Monet Triptych: Water Lilies. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 18, 1979-February 17, 1980). Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Paul Paulin (French, 1852–1937)
- Date
- late 1800s-early 1900s
- Medium
- bronze, marble base
- Dimensions
- Overall: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
- Accession no.
- 1980.275
Provenance
?-1980: Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1980-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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-00010735
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