The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

1759
(French, c. 1729–1783)
Overall: 39.3 x 24.6 x 14.7 cm (15 1/2 x 9 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.); without base: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.)

Did You Know?

Jean Baptiste Defernex was known for keeping things more natural in his sculptures of people—#nofilter!

Description

The precise rendering of the costume and the unique facial features of the woman indicate this work is a true portrait, although the sitter has yet to be identified.
  • -1965
    Galerie de Bayser & Strolin (Paris, France), sold to Severance and Greta Millikin
    1965-1985
    Severance Millikin (1895-1985) and Greta Millikin (1903-1989), upon his death, retained by Greta Millikin
    1985-1988
    Greta Millikin (1903-1989), upon her death, held in trust by the estate.
    1989
    Estate of Greta Millikin, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
    1989-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1990. cat. no. 265, p. 102
  • The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
  • {{cite web|title=Portrait of a Woman|url=false|author=Jean Baptiste Defernex|year=1759|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.155