Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011342Young Woman from Valence
by Gustave Doré
About the Artwork
Gustave Doré was a prolific illustrator, contributing to a wide range of books and periodicals. This drawing likely relates to depictions of Spain that he made for Le Tour du Monde, a French travel journal, following extended exploration throughout the country. Doré’s images of Spanish culture were published in installments over the course of about a decade. Here, a young woman, probably from Valencia, is seen in profile, wearing a large earring and distinctive shawl.
Inscriptions
signed, at lower right, in graphite: “G Dore.”; Illegible inscription on verso, at upper right, in pencil.
Provenance
January 1994: Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris, France Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] 1994-2008: Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008] March 4, 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
- Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
- Date
- c. 1862
- Medium
- brush and brown ink and graphite with stumping with touches of white gouache on sturdy weight wove paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 28.7 x 22.1 cm (11 5/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2019.64
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