Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011237Theatre Scene (recto); Lingerie Boutique and Conversation (verso)
About the Artwork
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was known for his distinctively sketchy style and interest in depicting performances such as dance and theater, the subjects seen here. The artist developed a distinctive composite style of sketching, and this work exemplifies his practice of covering both sides of a sheet of paper with diverse images in varying media.
Inscriptions
Watermark: C(?) TORE(?)
Provenance
?-1954: N. Konstantinoff, Paris, France ?-?: Dr. Werteimer, Switzerland (Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, NY) 1954-1961: Curtis O. Baer [1898-1976], New Rochelle, NY (Shepherd Galleries, New York, NY) 1976-2008: Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH December 2, 2019: 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.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724–1780)
- Date
- c. 1765–75
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, black crayon and pink wash on laid paper (recto); pen and brown ink on laid paper (verso)
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21.7 x 17 cm (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2019.256
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