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The Swallows, c. 1881. Pen and brush and black ink, with black chalk and graphite and touches of black Conté crayon, on tan wove paper.
Pen and brush and black ink, with black chalk and graphite and touches of black Conté crayon, on tan wove paper · 27.7 × 37.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- The Swallows
- Artist
- Félix Henri Bracquemond French, 1833–1914
- Date
- c. 1881
- Medium
- Pen and brush and black ink, with black chalk and graphite and touches of black Conté crayon, on tan wove paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 × 37.7 cm (10 15/16 × 14 7/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Marjorie Hubachek Watkins Fund in honor of her parents
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1833–1914
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.