Drawing and Watercolor
Panorama from the Sasso
Claude Lorrain French, 1600-1682. 1649/1655. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Drawing and WatercolorObject type
Drawing and Watercolor is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Drawing and Watercolor
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PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
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InkMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
ChalkMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; ink; wash; gouache; watercolor; paint; graphite; black chalk; chalk; white chalk; laid paper; paper (fiber product)
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
DrawingTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; painting (image making); drawing (image-making)” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache and traces of white chalk, over black chalk and graphite, on cream laid paper; painting (image making); drawing (image-making)
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LandscapeSubject
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landscapes
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trees
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