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Portrait of Jean Ajalbert

Portrait of Jean Ajalbert

c. 1893
(French, 1849–1906)
Sheet: 27.4 x 23.7 cm (10 13/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Lugt 434 & Lugt 434a
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

One of Eugène Carrière's portraits of Jean Ajalbert was translated to lithography and included as a frontispiece to his novel Sao Van Di (1905).

Description

This drawing is one of several portraits that Eugène Carrière created of the naturalist writer and art critic Jean Ajalbert. Both were part of the same Symbolist artistic and literary circles in Paris during the late 19th century. Portraiture was a favorite genre for Carrière, who often portrayed his friends and colleagues. Here, Ajalbert looks forward directly, seemingly in contrast with his otherwise hazy visage and surroundings.
  • 1920
    (Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Paris, Carrière Atelier sale, Feb. 2-3, 1920, no. 168)
    By 1923-1928
    Anson Conger Goodyear [1877-1964], Buffalo, New York
    1928
    (Anderson Galleries, New York, Goodyear collection sale, Feb. 16, 1928, no. 14)
    ?-1976
    (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH)
    1976-2009
    Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    2009-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Galerie Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Paris. Catalogue des Tableaux, Dessins, Lithographies provenant de l'atelier d'Eugène Carrière. February 2-3, 1920. Lot 168. Mentioned and Reproduced: no. 168
    A Collection of Drawings Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Anson C. Goodyear. Buffalo, NY: The Buffalo Fine Art Academy, 1923. Mentioned: p. 3, no. 15
    Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, "Collection of Drawings Lent to the Albright Art Gallery By Mr. and Mrs. Anson C. Goodyear," Academy Notes, vol. XVIII, no. 2 (July-December, 1923): 58-61. Mentioned: p. 61; Reproduced: p. 58
    Anderson Galleries, New York. Modern Art: Drawings, Lithographs, Etchings & Woodcuts from the Collection of A.C. Goodyear Buffalo, N.Y.. February 16, 1928. Lot 14. Mentioned: no. 14
    Shepherd Gallery. Non-Dissenters: One Hundred and Seventy French Nineteenth Century Drawings, Pastels and Watercolors. Exh. Cat. New York: Shepherd Gallery, 1976. Mentioned and Reproduced: no. 36
  • Non-Dissenters: Fifth Exhibition Marking Our Tenth Anniversary. Shepherd Gallery, New York (November 1-December 31, 1976).
    Collection of Drawings lent by Mr. and Mrs. Anson C. Goodyear. The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Buffalo, New York (September 29-October 21, 1923).
  • {{cite web|title=Portrait of Jean Ajalbert|url=false|author=Eugène Carrière|year=c. 1893|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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