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Constantin Guys — Woman in a Blue Dress (recto); War Encampment Scene (verso)
Constantin Guys

Woman in a Blue Dress (recto); War Encampment Scene (verso)

1855

Reveals the artist's working method through its double-sided composition, combining fashionable society portraiture with military subjects that reflect the era's political tensions.

Medium
brush and brown and blue wash, with red and yellow wash, over graphite
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Constantin Guys, Woman in a Blue Dress (recto); War Encampment Scene (verso), 1855

Reveals the artist's working method through its double-sided composition, combining fashionable society portraiture with military subjects that reflect the era's political tensions.

Medium
brush and brown and blue wash, with red and yellow wash, over graphite
Year
1855
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Drawing, Unique Work

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