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CMA: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
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Sharing public domain works from the Modern European Painting and Sculpture department of Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.117
Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Old Woman Asleep https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.777
Old Woman Asleep
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Study for "Bathers at Asnières" https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.51
This oil sketch is one of many preparatory studies Seurat made for his monumental painting Bathers at Asnières (1883-84), depicting men leisurely bathing in the Seine near an industrial suburb of Paris. Seurat borrowed the brilliant colors of Impressionism to suggest outdoor light, but added structure by emphasizing basic geometric shapes and firm outlines. As a leader of the movement to reform Impressionism, his style became known as Neo-Impressionism.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Self-Portrait https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.1202
Self-Portrait
December 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Chastity https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.724
Chastity
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden (1801-1865) https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.43
Sophie Guillemette (1801-1865), daughter of Gustavus IV Adolphus of Sweden, was the wife of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden. Winterhalter was her drawing instructor and made several portraits of both the duke and the duchess before leaving for London to become the most celebrated portrait painter of his time.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The Age of Innocence https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.101
The Age of Innocence
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The Pancakes https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1031
The Pancakes
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Medal of Corot https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.157
Medal of Corot
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.28
Although best remembered for his depictions of ballet dancers and race horses, Degas painted many likenesses of his family members. He probably painted this portrait of his aunt, Stefania Carafa (1819–1901), during an extended visit to Naples, where many of his relatives lived. Described in family papers as a highly indulged, fun-loving child, the duchess grew into the stoic, world-weary woman depicted here. No expensive finery reveals her high social rank; indeed she wears a mourning dress, possibly to observe the recent death of her brother Achille.
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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A Volunteer of 1792 https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.542
A Volunteer of 1792
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The Dream of Happiness https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.277
The Dream of Happiness
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Attributes of Music https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.233
A lute and flute rest on top of sheet music. This painting was intended to hang above a door, opposite still lifes that represented the other fine arts of painting and sculpture (the two related paintings are in the Musée du Louvre, Paris). Bonvin was part of the 19th-century movement known as Realism. Led by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), the Realist painters were interested in depicting the world that surrounded them, as well as the popular culture of their time.
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Spaniel Pointing a Rabbit https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.91
Spaniel Pointing a Rabbit
December 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Brother and Sister https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.243
Brother and Sister
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Bust of Victor Hugo https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.580
Unlike most of Rodin’s portraits, the bust of Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was made from memory because the famous French writer refused to sit for the artist. Among Hugo’s best-known novels are <em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</em> (1831) and <em>Les Misérables</em> (1862).
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Roses in a Vase https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.14
The palette Renoir used to depict the seven roses in this still life ranges from various shades of red to warm whites, light yellows, and pinks. The artist declared, "'Painting flowers lets my brain rest. It does not cause the same tension of spirit as when I face a model. When I paint flowers, I put down tones, I boldly try values, without having to worry about losing a canvas.'" He was particularly fond of roses, whose full, rounded shapes he likened to the female body. In 1861, Renoir met Claude Monet (1840–1926) and later shared a studio with him. Monet became an important influence on Renoir's art, as can be seen here in the rapid brush strokes, thinly scuffled background, and buildup of paint (impasto) in the blooms.
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Singers https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.127
Ribot participated in a loosely defined artistic movement known as "Realism," which sought to depict the gritty lives of workers and peasants. Often dark in tone and somber in mood, Realist paintings focused attention on social problems. Poor singers like these could be seen on the streets of Paris, but pictures of such singers were already a long-established theme in art history.
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Nicolas Louis Faret https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.71.1
Nicolas Louis Faret
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Judge in Red Robe https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.260
Judge in Red Robe
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Marshland https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.291
Marshland
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Mask of the Japanese Actress Hanako (Ohta Hisa) https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.90
Mask of the Japanese Actress Hanako (Ohta Hisa)
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Head https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.118
Head
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Offering to the God Pan https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.256
Offering to the God Pan
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The Hillsides of Méry-sur-Oise, Opposite Auvers https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1048
The Hillsides of Méry-sur-Oise, Opposite Auvers
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM