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Costume Study
About the Artwork
Lehmann’s drawing belongs to a pair in which the artist explored a male figure represented in his Hôtel de Ville murals. This sheet examines the relationship between drapery and the body—a traditional object of study during an artist’s training. Lehmann paid particular attention to the undulating texture and shadows formed by the folds of the robe.
Inscriptions
lower right, in graphite: 8 May / 58; verso: lower right corner, in graphite: #18; Watermark: center left edge: coat of arms (partial); lower left corner: Henri Lehmann (L.1664g)
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882)
- Date
- before 1852
- Medium
- Graphite with some stumping
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 30.2 x 20.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2018.43
More by Henri Lehmann in museum collections
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-00011649
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