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Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement
Also known as: Women Dancing
About the Artwork
An avid draftsman, Victor Prouvé was known for his role in the École de Nancy, a group of artists active in the art nouveau movement, which integrated fine and decorative arts. This drawing relates to Prouvé's design for a mural intended to decorate the community center in the town hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement. By creating sophisticated designs for a broad public in such spaces, the artist sought to forge a role for vanguard art in everyday life.
Inscriptions
Inscribed: lower right in black chalk: VP / 1897 / in graphite: 481
Provenance
?-1987: (Fischer-Kiener Galerie, Paris, sold to Mrs. Muriel Butkin) 1987-2008: Mrs. Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH 2008-2015: estate of Mrs. Muriel Butkin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2015-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943)
- Date
- 1897
- Medium
- watercolor with black chalk framing lines on beige wove paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 45.9 x 64.5 cm (18 1/16 x 25 3/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2015.453
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-00011328
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