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Study for Chloé
Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836–1912)

Title

Study for Chloé

Artist

Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836–1912)

Date

1875

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

11 1/8 × 5 1/2 in. (28.3 × 14 cm)

Classification

Painting

Credit Line

Bequest of Francis T. B. Martin

Object Number

1995.38

On View

On view

Provenance

Purchased in Washington, D.C., by George Washington Lininger (1834–1907), March 1898 [1];
In Lininger Art Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, March 1898–May 24, 1927;
Inherited by his wife, Caroline M. Lininger (née Newman, d. 1927), Omaha, June 9, 1907–1927;
Purchased from Lininger Estate by Charles W. Martin (1863–1944), Omaha, Nebraska, May 24, 1927–1940;
His gift to his nephew Francis T. B. Martin (1904–1995), Omaha, Nebraska, November 27, 1940–1995;
His bequest to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1995.

[1] Undated summary of ownership history, Joslyn Art Museum, Object File.

Exhibition History

Lininger Art Gallery, Omaha, March 1898–May 1927.

The Lininger Era: an exhibition featuring the collection of George W. Lininger, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, June 4–August 27, 1972.

Published References

Catalog of the Lininger Art Gallery Founded by George W. Lininger of Omaha (Omaha: Lininger Art Gallery, 1909).

Mildred Goosman, Catalog of the Lininger Era (Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 1972), 3.

Taylor J. Acosta, European Paintings and Sculpture from Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha: Joslyn Art Museum, 2020), 180–181, (repro.).