ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist
Léon Benouville
(French, 1821 - 1859)
Two Men Ascending a Stair
AAT Object Form/FunctionPen and Wash Drawings
AAT Object Form/FunctionChalk Drawings
Date19th Century
Credit LineArt History Department Fund
Dimensions16 x 7 9/16 in. (40.6 x 19.2 cm)
Object number1981.007
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 198219th and 20th Century Art in the Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 20 - September 14, 1985
Selected Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 19 - October 29, 1989
Drawn from Life: The Human Presence in 17th to 20th Century Drawings, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 17 - May 14, 1995
The Paris Salon: Drawings and Sculptures from Atlanta Collections, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 21, 1996 - January 5, 1997
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 12.
ProvenanceEx coll. Francois Leon Benouville (1821-1859), Paris, France (Lugt 228c). Ex coll. Frederick J. Cummings (1933-1990), Detroit, Michigan. Purchased by Art History Department from F. Michael Shapiro, Los Angeles, California, 1981. Transferred to Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, ca. 1981.
MarkingsLeon Benouville stamp (L.228c) in BL.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Works of Art on Paper
17th Century
ca. 1608
18th Century
1660s
late 18th Century
17th Century
16th Century
17th Century
18th Century