Singers
Théodule Ribot (French, 1823–1891)
1863–1868
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
unframed: 74 × 60.3 cm · framed: 88.9 × 75.6 × 6.8 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
Accession Number
1977.127
Tags
male
About this artwork
Ribot participated in a loosely defined artistic movement known as Realism, which sought to depict the gritty lives of workers and peasants. Often dark in tone and somber in mood, Realist paintings focused attention on social problems. Poor singers like these could be seen on the streets of Paris, but pictures of such singers were already a long-established theme in art history.