Étude pour Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (1877)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894)

Étude pour Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (Study for Paris Street, Rainy Day)
1877
Graphite, with touches of erasing and charcoal, on tan laid paper 30.2 x 46.5 cm
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago

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. (AIC)

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Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (1877)Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894)
Rue de Paris, temps de pluie
1877
Art Institute of ChicagoChicago

 

 

See also:

• Gare Saint-Lazare | Streets | Streets (Paris)