Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte

Date
1877
Medium
Graphite, with touches of erasing and touches of charcoal, on tan, moderately thick, moderately textured handmade laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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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