Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011327Cats (recto); Sketch of Two Figures Embracing (verso)
About the Artwork
Drawing was an essential part of Théodule Ribot's practice and he often sketched his environs from life. As a realist artist, Ribot favored humble subjects taken from everyday life. This double-sided sheet was likely one that he reused for two disparate images: a cat viewed from three angles, perhaps in his studio, and what appears to be a sculpture of two figures embracing.
Provenance
?-1977: (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Mrs. Muriel Butkin) 1977-2008: Mrs. Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH 2008-2010: estate of Mrs. Muriel Butkin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2010-: 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
- Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)
- Date
- 1838–91
- Medium
- pen and black ink and brush and black wash on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2010.285
More by Théodule Ribot in museum collections
Open-access museum record · AT-00011327
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