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A work made of graphite, with touches of erasing and touches of charcoal, on tan, moderately thick, moderately textured handmade laid paper.

Study for Paris Street; Rainy Day

1877

Gustave Caillebotte French, 1848-1894

France

This preparatory drawing seems to have been freely sketched on the spot before being laid out in the studio with a straightedge and compass to regularize the perspective lines.

Graphite, with touches of erasing and touches of charcoal, on tan, moderately thick, moderately textured handmade laid paper

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