Description
A number of scholars have questioned the attribution because Griffier did not generally paint on copper and primarily painted hunting scenes. It may be based on a print, although the source has yet to be identified.
Provenance
Estate of Muriel Butkin (2008 ); AL Bottin.; The Norton Galleries (New York, New York), sold to Noah L. Butkin, 1967.; Noah L. Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), by inheritance to his wife, Muriel Butkin, 1980.; Muriel Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), upon her death, held in trust by the estate, 2008.; Estate of Muriel Butkin; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2008-)
Accession Number
2008.287
Medium
oil on copper, mounted on wood
Dimensions
Framed: 32 x 41 x 4 cm (12 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 19.6 x 29 cm (7 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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