Plant Study (1857): Art, History and Details
Plant Study at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1857, graphite. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Plant Study (1857) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Eugene Bléry (French, 1805–1886).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
In addition to his landscapes, Bléry also produced closely focused botanical studies gracefully composed with an acute realization of species. Although he did not work alongside the artists of the Barbizon school, Bléry’s plant portraits are related to the aesthetic of Barbizon naturalism.
Object facts
- Title: Plant Study
- Date: 1857
- Creator attribution: Eugene Bléry (French, 1805–1886)
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Type: Drawing
- Technique: graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 41.7 x 30.6 cm (16 7/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
- Collection: DR - French
- Department: Drawings
- Accession number: 1988.148
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
Sources
More in Lifestyle
Keep reading
