Description
The Wepler, a large brasserie restaurant on Place Clichy in the Montmartre district of Paris, is composed of several rooms on different levels. Once frequented by bohemian artists like Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani, the Wepler is still in business today.
Provenance
Artist’s studio, by inheritance to Jacques Roussel (c. 1908-1940); Jacques Roussel [b. 1901], Paris (Probably 1940-1949/1950); (César de Hauke, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (Until 1950); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1950-)
Accession Number
1950.90
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
Framed: 91.8 x 132.7 x 13 cm (36 1/8 x 52 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.); Unframed: 62.2 x 103.2 cm (24 1/2 x 40 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of the Hanna Fund
