Hans Thoma
German, 1839-1924
Fountain with Putti in the Garden of the Villa Borghese
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Hans Thoma
German, 1839-19241880
Fountain with Putti in the Garden of the Villa Borghese
Hans Thoma German, 1839-1924 →papercrayon
Date
1880
Medium
Black crayon over graphite, with opaque white watercolor and touches of red chalk, squared with graphite for transfer, on tan wove paper
Dimensions
46.6 × 34.6 cm (18 3/8 × 13 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Margaret Day Blake Fund
Thoma was not only a painter and printmaker, but also a museum director. This large working drawing (a modello) was squared for transfer for a painting that has yet to be found and was independently prized for its delicacy and refined mood. The same year that Thoma drew this sheet it was selected for a special facsimile reproduction by a Berlin printer.
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