Evening

conté crayon and charcoal with stumping and white gouache on laid paper discolored to brownAlbert-Charles Lebourg (French, 1849–1928)/c. 1879

Description

In this drawing, Albert Lebourg depicted his mother, sister, and wife sewing by the dim light of an oil lamp. The three women sit around a table, close to one another but each absorbed in their work. Known for his experimentation with charcoal, Lebourg worked from dark to light, covering his sheet with the dark, powdery material and leaving only highlights visible.

Provenance

Roger Marx [1859–1913], Paris; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 12–13, 1914, no. 179, sold to Ernest Chapuis); Ernest Chapuis [1870–1936], Paris, by descent; Chapuis family collection; Private collection, France, by descent; (Joly Art Conseil, Paris, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

31.8 × 48.5 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Drawings

Accession No

2021.101

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Albert-Charles Lebourg (French, 1849–1928)

Drawings • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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