● On view now — 219 19th Century European
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Albert Besnard was a good friend of fellow artist Henri Lerolle, whose wife Madeleine and daughter Yvonne are the subjects of this double portrait set in a studio. The artist’s profession is referenced in the large portfolios of drawings at lower right, and the easel at upper left, which displays a canvas tipped forward at an unusual angle. The canvas has been strapped to the easel in this position so the artist can more easily paint while seated.
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Édouard Manet — Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets
Joaquín Sorolla — Clotilde García del Castillo
John Singer Sargent — Portrait of Mrs. Edward L. Davis and H
Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) — Berthe Morisot with a Mu
Édouard Manet — Berthe Morisot
Joaquín Sorolla — María and Her Grandmother
Edouard Manet — The Railway
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Portrait of Mademoiselle Legrand
Édouard Manet — Jeune fille et enfant
John Singer Sargent — Mme Emma-Marie Allouard-Jouan
Joaquín Sorolla — Retrato de Clotilde Garcia del Castillo
John Singer Sargent — Ruth Sears Bacon
