Lucy
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 126 × 126 cm · framed: 155.7 × 155.7 × 5.7 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Barbara and Edmund Hajim
Accession Number
2021.148
Tags
male
About this artwork
Painted during expatriate Max Bohm’s visit to his hometown in Cleveland, Lucy depicts a former love interest, who years earlier turned down the artist’s marriage proposal because she doubted his ability to earn a steady income. During the intervening time, Bohm had wed someone else and established himself as a noted painter, earning success particularly in France and England.