Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day
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This preparatory drawing seems to have been freely sketched on the spot before being laid out in the studio with a straightedge and compass to regularize the perspective lines.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC BY 4.0
Details
- Maker
- Gustave Caillebotte, French, 1848-1894
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- Graphite, with touches of erasing and touches of charcoal, on tan, moderately thick, moderately textured handmade laid paper
- Dimensions
- 30.2 × 46.5 cm (11 15/16 × 18 5/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Jentes Family Foundation
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
