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Painting of an artist sitting in his studio amongst his many sculptures, pots, and woodworks.

Painting of an artist clad in a grey suit, sat atop a wooden chair. His face and hands are amorphous as there are no clear fingers, facial features, or skull outline present. Sculptures and pots are placed randomly throughout the space while chairs haphazardly stack towards the ceiling. A large, bright window behind the man stretches towards the top of the painting with a curtain hanging to the right. Varying shades of red color different elements of the painting, including the rug, kiln, and wall. The man and his sculptures, both grey and white, standout amongst the largely earth-toned surroundings.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.178
People
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, French (Valenciennes, France 1827 - 1875 Courbevoie France)
Title
The Artist in his Studio
Other Titles
Former Title: In the Studio
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1870-1873
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370196

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.4 × 33.2 cm (19 13/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
frame: 72.2 × 55.6 cm (28 7/16 × 21 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: A Mme Reny 186[?] / J.B. CARPEAUX
  • label: back of frame, upper left, circular label, blue ink: 1690
  • label: back of frame, upper right, circular label, blue ink: 1690
  • inscription: back of frame, upper left, white chalk: WEITZNER
  • label: back of frame, label, black ink: Salomon [overwritten in blue ink:] Solomon / EX. 80.171
  • inscription: back of frame, left, white chalk: [?] / MRAK[?]
  • inscription: back of frame, bottom, white chalk: WASHED[?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection Hevesy, Paris[1]. [Julius H. Weitzner, New York and London], sold; to Arthur K. Solomon, New York, October 1, 1954 as "In the Studio;" The Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Trust, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

[1] Per Weitzner invoice; possibly André de Hevesy (1882-1945), Paris or Brussels

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.178
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Peter Fusco and H. W. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum (Los Angeles, CA, 1980), cat. no. 42, repr.

Exhibition History

  • The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 03/04/1980 - 05/25/1980; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 06/25/1980 - 09/21/1980; Detroit Institute of Arts, 10/27/1980 - 01/04/1981; Indianapolis Museum of Art, 02/22/1981 - 04/29/1981; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 06/23/1981 - 08/23/1981

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