Location

not on view

Fun Fact

In addition to Claude Monet, Paul Paulin also made portrait busts of Edgar Degas, August Renoir, Camille Pissarro, and Auguste Rodin.

Description

Paul Paulin was a renowned Parisian dentist who had a passion for sculpting and was encouraged by Edgar Degas to pursue an artistic career. Paulin is best known for his portrait busts of notable Impressionists. There are related versions of this portrait bust of the celebrated painter Claude Monet at three museums in Paris: the Petit Palais (plaster), the Musée d'Orsay (bronze), and the Musée Rodin (bronze).

Provenance

?-1980

Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1980-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1980." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 68, no. 6 (1981): 163-219. Referenced: cat. no. 105, p. 214 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

The Monet Triptych: Water Lilies. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 18, 1979-February 17, 1980).

Year in Review: 1980. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).