Detail View: The AMICA Library: Madeleine Lerolle and Her Daughter Yvonne
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1977.120
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Besnard, Albert
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1849 - 1934
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Albert Besnard
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Title:
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Madeleine Lerolle and Her Daughter Yvonne
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1879-1880
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Creation Start Date:
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1879
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Creation End Date:
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1880
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 165cm x 115.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1977.120
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
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Inscriptions:
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signed upper right: ABesnard. [AB in monogram]
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Copyright:
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? Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Rights:
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Context:
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This charming double portrait depicts the wife and daughter of Besnard's good friend and fellow artist, Henri Lerolle (1848-1929). As the family of a painter at the center of artistic life in Paris, Madelleine and Yvonne Lerolle were no doubt at home ina studio setting. The portfolio at the right, the easel, and the canvas frame the figures, reinforcing the sense of familiarity. Besnard also captured the intimacy of mother and child, distinguishig between the timid uncertainty of youth and the calm that comes from age and experience. The son of the two artists, Besnard enjoyed success throughout his life by painting portraits and winning many commissions for public mural projects.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1977.120.tif
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