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1888 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes

Paul Désiré TrouillebertWikidata

painting by Paul Désiré Trouillebert (French, 1829-1900) (1980.289)

Wander from here

In the picture

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Date
1888Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: 1888
Medium
oil on fabricCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on woven fabric
Dimensions
38.2 × 56 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 38.2 × 56 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Materials
oil paint, woven fabricWikidata
Inventory no.
1980.289Wikidata
Credit line
Bequest of Noah L. ButkinCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1888 – 1909
    Edme Piot [1828-1909], Paris, by descent to his family
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Edme Piot [1828-1909], Paris, by descent to his family (1888-1909) [notes: In need of money to purchase a house in Candes, Trouillebert offered his services in 1888 to an acquaintance, Edme Piot, a public works contractor in Paris and later, senator of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.  Piot was in charge of the elevation of the railroad encircling Paris, and he commissioned five paintings from Trouillebert, including the Cleveland picture, that depict the contruction work.]”
  2. 1909 –
    Descendents of Edme Piot
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Descendents of Edme Piot (1909-)”
  3. Until 1977 –
    (Galerie J. F. Heim, Paris, sold to Noah and Muriel Butkin
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Galerie J. F. Heim, Paris, sold to Noah and Muriel Butkin (Until 1977) [notes: The sale to the Butkins was brokered by Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich.]”
  4. Until 1980 –
    Noah and Muriel 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 and Muriel Butkin, Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Muriel S. Butkin (Until 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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