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Style galleriesWatercolours of the 19th century

Watercolours of the 19th century

Nocturne, by John La Farge, ca. 1885
A work made of pen and brown ink, with traces of graphite, on tan wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper.
A work made of graphite on cream laid paper (pieced).
A work made of black chalk and charcoal with stumping, heightened with white chalk (recto), and black chalk and charcoal with stumping (verso), on dark tan laid paper.
A work made of watercolor and gouache, with pen and blue ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, wrapped and adhered on verso to wood pulp board.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Watercolours made in the 19th century, from every museum.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Nocturne, by John La Farge, ca. 1885
    NocturneJohn La Farge, ca. 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of pen and brown ink, with traces of graphite, on tan wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper.
    Sketches of Algerian MenEugène Delacroix, c. 1832Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of graphite on cream laid paper (pieced).
    Bather With Outstretched Arms (recto); Study of a Tree (verso)Paul Cézanne, 1874/77Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of black chalk and charcoal with stumping, heightened with white chalk (recto), and black chalk and charcoal with stumping (verso), on dark tan laid paper.
    Standing Academic Male Nude (recto); Sketch of Upper Arm (verso)Eugène Delacroix, 1816Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of watercolor and gouache, with pen and blue ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, wrapped and adhered on verso to wood pulp board.
    InspirationGustave Moreau, c. 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. A work made of watercolor and gouache, heightened with white gouache, over graphite selectively gum varnished on cream wove card.
    The Hall, Levens, WestmorelandJoseph Nash, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of watercolor and opaque watercolor on cream wove paper.
    Landscape with River GorgeGeorge Sand, 1860/69Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown ink, on cream pseudo-laid paper tipped onto cream wove paper.
    Study for "The Blue Girl: Portrait of Miss Elinor Leyland"James McNeill Whistler, c. 1879Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of transparent and opaque watercolor on cream wove paper.
    Landscape with RocksGeorge Sand, c. 1868/76Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of pastel and graphite on cream wove paper.
    At the Circus: Trained Pony and BaboonHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, north wall

  1. A work made of black and white chalk on blue wove paper.
    SeasideCharles François Eustache, 1866Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Wild Roses and Irises, by John La Farge, 1887
    Wild Roses and IrisesJohn La Farge, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 3, south wall

  1. A work made of brown and black chalks on cream wove paper.
    Study for FestivalSir John Edward Poynter, c. 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of pastel and black chalk on brown wove paper with fibrous inclusions.
    Corte del ParadisoJames McNeill Whistler, 1880Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 4, south wall

  1. A work made of gouache, with pen and brown and black ink and traces of magenta ink (faded), over graphite (recto), and graphite (verso) on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper.
    Horseman (recto); Horse and Rider (verso)Auguste Rodin, 1889Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Pastel drawing of two figures in a sailboat, bright multi-colored clouds.
    Flower CloudsOdilon Redon, c. 1903Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago