Study of a Shepherd

Description

The attribution of this unsigned painting remains unsettled and may be by a French or Italian artist. Among the names proposed have been Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder and Hugues Taraval.

Provenance

Galerie Joseph Hahn, Paris, France, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin. (By 1973-1974); Mr. Noah L. Butkin (1918-1982) and Mrs. Muriel Spiro Butkin (1915-2008), Shaker Heights, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1974-1978); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1978-)

Study of a Shepherd

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1700s

Accession Number

1978.125

Medium

oil on paper, mounted on board

Dimensions

Framed: 64 x 52.5 x 4.5 cm (25 3/16 x 20 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 54 x 42.5 cm (21 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin