Portrait of Madame Jules Ricard, née Augustine Bulteau
Khnopff's drawings are worked in coloured pencil to a finish most painters reserve for oil. Condition is everything: the supports foxed easily.
MakerFernand Khnopff (Belgian, 1858–1921)
Datec. 1893
OriginFrance, 19th century
Mediumblack chalk on tan-colored vellum
DimensionsSheet: 40.5 x 32.4 cm (15 15/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
ClassDrawing
RegisterWork — unique
QuantityOne. There is never a second.
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Portrait of Madame Jules Ricard, née Augustine Bulteau, The Cleveland Museum of Art, object 313461.
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