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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Henry W. Kent
Museum
A Storm Behind the Isle of Wight
c.179(?)
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Provenance
PublicProvenance event
Henry W. Kent.; after his death, held in trust by the estate.
Provenance event
Estate of Henry W. Kent, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1948.
Source provenance text
Henry W. Kent.; after his death, held in trust by the estate. Estate of Henry W. Kent, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1948.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Nature and Natural Phenomena in Art of the Eighteenth Century. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY (organizer) (February 20-March 15, 1964). Bicentenary Exhibition, 1768-1968. Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (December 14, 1968-March 2, 1969). Milwawukee, Wisconsin, War Memorial Building (for Children's Arts Program) October 1, 1958-February 15, 1959: "Man's Concept of Outer Space," (no catalogue). Poughkeepsie, New York, Vassar College Art Gallery, February 20-March 15, 1964: "Nature and Natural Phenomena in Art of the Eighteenth Century," cat. no. 6. London, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, December 10, 1968-February 1969: "Bi-Centenary Exhibition (Winter Exhibition),.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Sourced Overview Evidence
The scene depicts a family's distress upon finding that one of its members has drowned off the rocky shore of the Isle of Wight during a storm. A ship sinks in the wild sea, amid swirling dark clouds and lightning flashes. The artist had visited the Isle of Wight in 1791. Ibbetson began his career by copying Dutch landscape paintings for dealers. He is known to have produced copies and fakes in the style of other masters as well.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.
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