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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Partial gift from Ralph and Terry Kovel and Family, and partial purchase from the John L. Severance Fund
Museum
The Lovers
1872
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Provenance
PublicProvenance event
[Brodney Gallery, Boston, early 1950s]
Provenance event
Ralph and Terry Kovel, Cleveland, OH
Provenance event
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, acquired 2022
Source provenance text
[Brodney Gallery, Boston, early 1950s] Ralph and Terry Kovel, Cleveland, OH The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, acquired 2022
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicNo rights-cleared exhibition history is published.
Sourced Overview Evidence
James Tissot lived in London in 1871–82 where he established a reputation as painter of elegantly dressed women in modern, fashionable settings. This painting, made at the beginning of his London period, was designed to appeal to Victorian audiences who enjoyed art that hinted at narrative. Here, a young couple enters an upholstered interior, leaving a sunlit garden. The woman’s gesture suggests contemplation; might she be considering a proposal made by the man who follows closely behind her? Their exchange, ultimately, remains mysterious.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 3 structured provenance events · 0 structured exhibitions.
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