The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2024

Street Scene

Street Scene

c. 1926/30
(French, 1876–1958)
France, 20th century
brush and black ink and pastel
Sheet: 45 x 53.9 cm (17 11/16 x 21 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 45.7 x 55.5 cm (18 x 21 7/8 in.)
Gift of Lewis C. Williams in memory of Lewis B. Williams 1966.378
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Description

Soon after the end of World War I, Vlaminck acquired a motorcycle and traveled hundreds of miles exploring remote villages of France; their empty streets became frequent subjects of his paintings, prints, and pastels throughout the 1920s.

Comparative image:Vallangoujard, c. 1923. Maurice de Vlaminck. Lithograph. From Vlaminck: Master of Graphic Art: A Retrospective Exhibition of Graphic Works, 1905–1926, exh. cat. (Chicago: R. S. Johnson-International Gallery, 1975).
  • [Scott & Fowles] (according to departmental card)
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 182 archive.org
  • Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).
    Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
  • {{cite web|title=Street Scene|url=false|author=Maurice de Vlaminck|year=c. 1926/30|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.378