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The Veil

A work made of charcoal and graphite with stumping on ivory wove paper, laid down on wood pulp board.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of charcoal and graphite with stumping on ivory wove paper, laid down on wood pulp board.

Date:

c. 1887

Artist:

Fernand Khnopff
Belgian, 1858-1921

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Fernand Khnopff

Title

The Veil

Place

Belgium (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1882–1892

Medium

Charcoal and graphite with stumping on ivory wove paper, laid down on wood pulp board

Dimensions

40 × 21 cm (15 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Reference Number

1990.445

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