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Singers
Singers is an oil painting by the Realist artist Augustin Théodule Ribot. It dates from 1865 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
Oil on canvas, measuring 74.0 by 60.3 cm, was painted in France in 1865. The work depicts singers and reflects Ribot's characteristic realist approach, emphasizing solid forms and direct modeling of figures. Its surface handling reveals careful attention to light and texture within the medium of oil paint.
History & Provenance
No further details about an earlier ownership chain, commission, or intermediate provenance are documented in the available sources.
Singers is an oil painting on canvas by Augustin Théodule Ribot, dated 1865 and produced in France. The work entered the Cleveland Museum of Art collection, where it is recorded under the accession number 1977.127, indicating that it was accessioned by the museum in 1977. No further details about an earlier ownership chain, commission, or intermediate provenance are documented in the available sources.
The painting Singers is held by the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it is catalogued under the accession number 1977.127. It was created in France in 1865 using oil paint on canvas, measuring 74.0 cm in height and 60.3 cm in width. The work has not been recorded in any major exhibition histories according to the available documentation.
Overview
Created in 1865, Singers is an oil painting by French artist Augustin Théodule Ribot. The work depicts a small group of male musicians gathered in a modest interior, illuminated by a single warm light source that casts deep shadows across the scene. The composition focuses on the act of making music, presenting a quiet, domestic moment captured with a realist eye.
Subject & Meaning
Four men occupy the dim room, each engaged in the performance of a song. The figure on the left clutches a lute, while the others hold sheets of music and sing with open mouths, suggesting a collaborative rehearsal rather than a public concert. The intimate setting and subdued atmosphere convey the everyday reality of amateur musicianship in mid‑nineteenth‑century France.
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Artist
Théodule-Augustin Ribot (French:; August 8, 1823 – September 11, 1891) was a French realist painter and printmaker.
