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Crouching Woman

Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863. 1827. Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.

Crouching WomanEugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863 · 1827The Art Institute of Chicago · CC0
Image & source
Black, white, red chalk drawing of woman's back.

Drawing and Watercolor / Source record

Crouching Woman

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Maker
Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863
Date
1827
Medium
Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper
Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1990.226
Credit
Through prior bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Rights
Public domain · CC0

Public domain · CC0. Unchanged copy of the institution’s verified web image; smaller responsive JPEGs are resized derivatives. Full-resolution image remains linked to the institution. Editorial views may show a detail.

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Drawing and WatercolorObject type

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Drawing and Watercolor

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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

PaperMaterial

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper; paper (fiber product); pastels (crayons); crayons; black chalk; red chalk; wash; white chalk; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper; paper (fiber product); pastels (crayons); crayons; black chalk; red chalk; wash; white chalk; wove paper

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

ChalkMaterial

Chalk recorded in the object's medium.

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper; paper (fiber product); pastels (crayons); crayons; black chalk; red chalk; wash; white chalk; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper; paper (fiber product); pastels (crayons); crayons; black chalk; red chalk; wash; white chalk; wove paper

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

DrawingTechnique

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper; drawing (image-making)” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black and red chalk, with pastel, heightened with white chalk, over wash, on tan wove paper; drawing (image-making)

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

Human-figureSubject

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “women” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

women

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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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