Costume Study (before 1852): Art, History and Details

Costume Study (before 1852) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Lehmann’s drawing belongs to a pair in which the artist explored a male figure represented in his Hôtel de Ville murals. This sheet examines the relationship between drapery and the body—a traditional object of study during an artist’s training. Lehmann paid particular attention to the undulating texture and shadows formed by the folds of the robe.

Object facts

• Title: Costume Study
• Date: before 1852
• Creator attribution: Henri Lehmann (French, 1814–1882)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: Graphite with some stumping
• Dimensions: Sheet: 30.2 x 20.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
• Collection: DR - German
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2018.43

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

Further reading listed by the museum

• Lehmann, Henri, and Marie-Madeleine Aubrun. Henri Lehmann, 1814-1882: portraits et décors parisiens : 7 juin-4 septembre 1983, Musée Carnavalet. [Paris]: Le Musée, 1983.

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