John Ruskin

Design for an Arch

n.d. · Pen and brown ink and brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper · 30.5 × 22.4 cm (12 1/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Design for an Arch, Ruskin, n.d.
Art Institute of Chicago

Ruskin, Design for an Arch, n.d.. Pen and brown ink and brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper.

The Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick

How to look at a Ruskin

  • Find the part he finished and the part he abandoned. The finished part is the subject.
  • Count the courses of masonry he actually drew.

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