The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 1, 2023

Italian Scene

not dated

imitator of Léopold Robert

(Swiss, 1794–1835)

Switzerland

Oil on fabric

Unframed: 55.5 x 46 cm (21 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Bequest of Noah L. Butkin 1980.283

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

Signed and dated lower left: Lld Robert 1831

Provenance
Shepherd Gallery, New York. Bought in January 1979 by Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Cleveland. Bequeathed to the CMA in 1980.
Citations
Argencourt, Louise d', and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 549-550, Vol. II, no. 193
Exhibition history

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

Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1980.283