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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Fortune

Fortune, John La Farge, 1901

John La Farge, portrait

John La FargeAmerican, 1835–1910

Fortune

1901 · Drawing

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the work

When commissioned in 1901 to make a stained glass window for the Frick office building in Pittsburgh, John La Farge produced this strange design of Fortune balancing precariously on a wheel—an emblem of the fickleness of fortune. The hazy, mysterious handling of the face of the central figure recalls contemporary French Symbolist painters such as Odilon Redon (1840–1916).

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Particulars

1901 · aged 66

18351910

Accession number: 1950.316

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Graphite Impressionism Modernism 20th century America

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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access

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The Last Valley - Paradise Rocks, John La Farge, 1867-1868

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The Dawn, John La Farge, 1899

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Allegorical Female Figure, John La Farge, 1880s

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The Spirit of the Water Lily, John La Farge, 1860s

The Spirit of the Water Lily

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The Old Barn Under Snow, Newport, John La Farge, c. 1860

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Flowers on a Window Ledge, John La Farge, c. 1861

Flowers on a Window Ledge

c. 1861 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Angel - Trinity Church Mural, John La Farge, 1876

Angel - Trinity Church Mural

1876 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Study for Moses - Trinity Church, Boston, John La Farge, 1876

Study for Moses - Trinity Church, Boston

1876 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Neighbors at The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Red Kerchief, Claude Monet, c. 1868–73

Claude Monet

The Red Kerchief, c. 1868–73

Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Albrecht Dürer

Melencolia I, 1514

The Virgin and Child with the Pear, Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Albrecht Dürer

The Virgin and Child with the Pear, 1511

The Nativity, Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Albrecht Dürer

The Nativity, probably c. 1509/1510

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown, Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Albrecht Dürer

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown, 1508

The Lamentation, Albrecht Dürer, 1507

Albrecht Dürer

The Lamentation, 1507

Large Horse, Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Albrecht Dürer

Large Horse, 1505

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), Albrecht Dürer, c. 1501/1502

Albrecht Dürer

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), c. 1501/1502