Art Institute of Chicago

Scottish Landscape

Gustave Doré

Date

1873

Medium

Black crayon and brush and brown and gray wash, with touches of pen and black ink, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream board

Culture

France

Department

Prints and Drawings

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Doré visited Scotland in April, 1873, with plans to enjoy salmon fishing, but after several tries he abandoned fishing and preferred to occupy himself with his sketchbook. He drew landscapes of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Braemer, Balmoral, and Ballater, and in his travels experimented for the first time with the exclusive use of watercolor.

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