The Veil
The Symbolist veil — a motif Khnopff returned to for twenty years, and the one subject where his drawings outrank his paintings.
MakerFernand Khnopff
Datec. 1887
OriginBelgium
MediumCharcoal and graphite with stumping on ivory wove paper, laid down on wood pulp board
Dimensions40 × 21 cm (15 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.)
Classcharcoal
RegisterWork — unique
QuantityOne. There is never a second.
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The Veil, Art Institute of Chicago, object 111745.
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