Jehan-Georges VibertFrench, 1840–1902A Night Class
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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About the painting
The artist himself described his painting of a night class: "Under smoldering electric lights, a model in historical costume poses for eager, ambitious art students. A few of them might have real talent, some could become commercial artists, but most, unfortunately, have no future in art at all." Although trained in a conservative academic style, Vibert here pokes fun at his own artistic tradition. Vibert was fond of caricaturing the pretentious elements of 19th-century French society. The work was shown at the 1881 Salon exhibition.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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- Accession number
- 1980.292
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Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
