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Noah L. Butkin

This catalog gathers 54 public-domain works bequeathed to the museum by Noah L. Butkin. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Expulsion of Adam and Eve Expulsion of Adam and Eve John Faed · 1884
  2. The Four Seasons The Four Seasons Henry Picou · 1850
  3. Monsieur Martin Monsieur Martin Jean François Millet · 1840
  4. Arion on a Sea Horse Arion on a Sea Horse William Adolphe Bouguereau · 1855
  5. Industrial Plant Industrial Plant Antoine Chintreuil · 1868
  6. Lion Lion Giuseppe Baldrighi · 1754
  7. Pierrot in Criminal Court Pierrot in Criminal Court Thomas Couture · 1867
  8. Leo Lehmann Leo Lehmann Rudolf Lehmann · 1851
  9. Still Life with Pipe and Matches and Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese (pair) Still Life with Pipe and Matches and Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese (pair) Alexandre Gabriel Decamps · 1858
  10. Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese Alexandre Gabriel Decamps · 1858
  11. Well at the Side of a Road Well at the Side of a Road Adolphe Appian · 1864
  12. The Marl Pit at Mulcent: Evening The Marl Pit at Mulcent: Evening Antoine Chintreuil · 1857
  13. Still Life with Pipe and Matches Still Life with Pipe and Matches Alexandre Gabriel Decamps · 1858
  14. A Woman from the Arctic A Woman from the Arctic Léon Cogniet · 1826
  15. Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles Paul Guigou · 1865
  16. Offering to the God Pan Offering to the God Pan Paul Delaroche · 1855
  17. Portrait of a Young Man Portrait of a Young Man 1850
  18. Wild Boars in the Snow Wild Boars in the Snow Rosa Bonheur · 1874
  19. Card Game at "le Père Martin" Card Game at "le Père Martin" Adolphe-Félix Cals · 1859
  20. Heaven and Hell Heaven and Hell Octave Tassaert · 1850
  21. Oxen before a Farmhouse at Le Verrier Oxen before a Farmhouse at Le Verrier Alexandre Gabriel Decamps · 1853
  22. Châteauvieux-sur-Suran Châteauvieux-sur-Suran Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier · 1848
  23. A Night Class A Night Class Jehan Georges Vibert · 1881
  24. Cottage by the River with Washerwomen Cottage by the River with Washerwomen Camille Flers · 1835
  25. Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair) Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair) William Adolphe Bouguereau · 1855
  26. Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes Paul Désiré Trouillebert · 1888
  27. Portrait of a Woman Portrait of a Woman Jean-Jacques Henner · 1878
  28. The Bourgeois' Kitchen The Bourgeois' Kitchen Octave Tassaert · 1854
  29. The Dream of Happiness The Dream of Happiness Pierre Paul Prud'hon · 1819
  30. Seated African Woman Seated African Woman Henri Regnault · 1864
  31. Cobbler's Quarters Cobbler's Quarters Jean-Alphonse Duplessy · 1864
  32. Still Life with Vegetables, Partridge, and a Jug Still Life with Vegetables, Partridge, and a Jug Adolphe-Félix Cals · 1858
  33. Bacchante on a Panther Bacchante on a Panther William Adolphe Bouguereau · 1855
  34. Attributes of Music Attributes of Music François Bonvin · 1863
  35. Self-Portrait with a Maulstick Self-Portrait with a Maulstick Henri Regnault · 1863
  36. Self-Portrait with Raphael de Ochoa Self-Portrait with Raphael de Ochoa Jacques-Émile Blanche · 1890
  37. Head of an Italian Woman Head of an Italian Woman Jean Léon Gérôme · 1847
  38. Still Life with Asparagus Still Life with Asparagus Philippe Rousseau · 1880
  39. The Good Samaritan The Good Samaritan Alexandre Gabriel Decamps · 1842
  40. Pollard Willow Pollard Willow Pierre Jean Boquet · 1804
  41. Still Life with Dead Birds and a Basket of Oysters Still Life with Dead Birds and a Basket of Oysters Germain Théodule Clément Ribot · 1870
  42. Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master Lazarillo de Tormes and His Blind Master Augustin Théodule Ribot · 1880
  43. Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx Léon Bonnat · 1868
  44. Seaside (July: Specimen of a Portrait) Seaside (July: Specimen of a Portrait) James Tissot · 1878
  45. The Death of General Colbert The Death of General Colbert Jean Victor Schnetz · 1810
  46. Studies of Ram Heads Studies of Ram Heads 1704
  47. Italian Scene Italian Scene Léopold Robert · 1825
  48. Alpine Landscape: The Handegg, Switzerland Alpine Landscape: The Handegg, Switzerland Jean Léon Gérôme · 1854
  49. Combat of a Greek and a Turk Combat of a Greek and a Turk Horace Vernet · 1835
  50. Boat on a Beach, Le Tréport Boat on a Beach, Le Tréport François Bonvin · 1854
  51. Study of a Plant, Possibly Thistle Study of a Plant, Possibly Thistle Léon Bonvin · 1862
  52. Still Life with Wild Flowers Still Life with Wild Flowers Léon Bonvin · 1864
  53. The Bath The Bath Félix Bracquemond · 1900
  54. Quai au Sable, Chartèves Quai au Sable, Chartèves Léon Augustin Lhermitte · 1904

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Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.