AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1980.249
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Cogniet, Léon
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1794 - 1880
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Léon Cogniet
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Title:
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Eskimo Woman
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Title Type:
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Primary
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Title:
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Femme du pays des Esquimaux
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Title Type:
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Foreign
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1826
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Creation Start Date:
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1826
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Creation End Date:
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1826
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed:
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1980.249
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
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Inscriptions:
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Signed lower right: Léon Cogniet / 1826
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Rights:
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Context:
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During the 19th century, painters in both Europe and America were endlessly fascinated by nonwhite peoples, who represented exotic and strange cultures. This interest was most commonly expressed in depictions of the Near East, but other regions proved just as appealing. Here Cogniet has depicted an Inuit woman with her distinctive tattoos, placed in a typical---one might say stereotypical---landscape setting.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1980.249.tif
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