Gustave Caillebotte
French, 1848-1894
Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day
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Gustave Caillebotte
French, 1848-18941877
Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day
Gustave Caillebotte French, 1848-1894 →graphiteprints and drawing
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Jentes Family Foundation
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.
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