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1868 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx

Léon BonnatWikidata

painting by Léon Bonnat (French, 1833-1922) (1980.232)

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In the picture

man
Date
1868Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: 1868
Medium
oil on fabricCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
80.1 × 65.3 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 80.1 × 65.3 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Genre
portraitWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1980.232Wikidata
Credit line
Bequest of Noah L. ButkinCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1973 –
    (Hôtel Drouot, sale, March 14, 1973, no. 84, sold to François-Gérard Seligmann)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Hôtel Drouot, sale, March 14, 1973, no. 84, sold to François-Gérard Seligmann) (1973) [notes: The painting was sold to Seligmann along with its pendant, Portrait de femme (no. 83), which has the same dimensions and date of execution as the Cleveland portrait.  Several days after the auction, Seligmann wrote to his half-brother Germain that he had purchased, “une magnifique paire de portraits de BONNAT.”]”
  2. 1973 – 1976
    (François-Gérard Seligmann, sold to Cyril Humphris)
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(François-Gérard Seligmann, sold to Cyril Humphris) (1973-1976)”
  3. 1976 – 1977
    (Cyril Humphris, London, sold to Noah L. Butkin)
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Cyril Humphris, London, sold to Noah L. Butkin) (1976-1977) [notes: In a letter to CMA curator William Talbot, Humphris said that he acquired the painting from an agent - presumably Seligmann - in France who "was directly in touch with the descendents of the sitter."  Humphris continued,  "He [Seligmann] has so far refused to give me the name of the family, as I understand he is hoping to acquire other things from the same source and is not yet prepared to give me more details.”  At this time, the identities of the sitter and his family remain unknown.]”
  4. 1977 – 1980
    Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Muriel S. Butkin
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Muriel S. Butkin (1977-1980)”
  5. 1980 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    bequest
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (1980-)”
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