Sketch of Foliage and Branches
Claude Lorrain · c. 1645–50 · Black chalk, white and gray gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on perimeter to cream wove card
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Sketch of Foliage and Branches is a public-domain drawing by Claude Lorrain, dated c. 1645–50. Black chalk, white and gray gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on perimeter to cream wove card. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Sketch of Foliage and Branches” (c. 1645–50) is built as Claude built a landscape: a dark foreground, a bright distance, and small figures that set the scale.
About the artist
Claude Lorrain (1600–1682) was a French painter working in Rome. His landscapes open toward a low sun, with a few figures and a distance of sea or countryside.
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