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The Beach at Saint-Jacut

Édouard Vuillard, 1909

43 cm × 58 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 3 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 58 cm
Width: 43 cm
Medium: distemper on paper, laid down on canvas
Kind: Drawing
Made in: France, 20th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Image and Sheet: 57.8 x 43.2 cm (22 3/4 x 17 in.)
Credit: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 43 cm × 58 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1909. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift.
How was it made?: Distemper on paper, laid down on canvas, made in France, 20th century, France, 20th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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