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Three Figures, Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 18th century
PPierre-Jacques VolaireFrench, 1729–1799

Three Figures

18th century · 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.

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3 days ago
In this state since
Aug 19, 2026
Source
The museum
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About the work

Volaire’s sketch of two women with a child is an example of the numerous figure studies he executed on blue-gray prepared paper with black and white chalk. This drawing likely did not relate to a later painting, but instead seems to have been produced as a visual record of the artist’s creative experimentation.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Particulars

Accession number
2018.48

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolorsChalkFrance, 18th century

Sources

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

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