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Study for The Channel at Gravelines, Evening

Drawing
1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in conte crayon of two anchors propped on their sides. The paper is Michallet (a brand of Ingres) paper.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Study for The Channel at Gravelines, Evening (popular title)
  • Gravelines, un soir (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Crayon
Brief description
Drawing in conte crayon of two anchors by Georges Seurat. A study for a later oil painting entitled 'The Channel at Gravelines, Evening'. France, 1890.
Physical description
Drawing in conte crayon of two anchors propped on their sides. The paper is Michallet (a brand of Ingres) paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.8cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Production
This was one of nine drawings made by Seurat for an oil painting at Gravelines on the Channel coast in the summer of 1890.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
P.4-1982

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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