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Provenance · Acquisition fund

Sundry Purchase

This catalog gathers 21 public-domain works acquired through the Sundry Purchase fund. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Ragini Desakh of Meghamalhar Ragini Desakh of Meghamalhar 1780
  2. Krishna and Radha Under Mt. Govardhan Krishna and Radha Under Mt. Govardhan 1720
  3. Griffin Atop Entablature Griffin Atop Entablature 50
  4. Pine-shaded Monastery on a Cloudy Mountain Pine-shaded Monastery on a Cloudy Mountain Gu Chao · 1704
  5. Tiger in Wind Tiger in Wind Maruyama Ōkyo
  6. Vale of Kashmir Vale of Kashmir Robert Seldon Duncanson · 1867
  7. Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike Yosa Buson · 1704
  8. Sketch for "The Oriental Dream" Sketch for "The Oriental Dream" Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ · 1904
  9. Nude Study Nude Study Georg Kolbe · 1904
  10. Sketch of a Heads after Giambologna's Neptune Fountain Sketch of a Heads after Giambologna's Neptune Fountain Christophe Veyrier · 1654
  11. The Temple of Vesta and the Falls at Tivoli The Temple of Vesta and the Falls at Tivoli William Callow · 1859
  12. Saint Agostino from Bulagajo, Perugia (San Agostino dalla parte del Bulagajo, Perugia) Saint Agostino from Bulagajo, Perugia (San Agostino dalla parte del Bulagajo, Perugia) Eduard von Steinle · 1829
  13. They Spin Finely, Plate 44 They Spin Finely, Plate 44 Francisco de Goya · 1799
  14. Ichikawa Monnosuke II Standing Beside a Stone Box Ichikawa Monnosuke II Standing Beside a Stone Box Katsukawa Shunjō · 1780
  15. Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Katsukawa Shunsen · 1784
  16. The Oyster Woman The Oyster Woman Philip Dawe · 1769
  17. Ichikawa Danjuro II as a Young Samurai Ichikawa Danjuro II as a Young Samurai Torii Kiyohiro · 1754
  18. Self-Portrait Self-Portrait Michiel van Musscher · 1685
  19. Beggar Seated on a Bank Beggar Seated on a Bank Rembrandt van Rijn · 1630
  20. Segawa Kikunojō III as Teruha Segawa Kikunojō III as Teruha Katsukawa Shunshō · 1778
  21. Segawa Michinosuke Wearing a Padded Plaid Robe Segawa Michinosuke Wearing a Padded Plaid Robe Utagawa Toyokuni I · 1805

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Acquisition fund of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

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