The Fisherman (Le Pêcheur)
c. 1840–45 · pen and brown ink and brush, gray and black wash (scratched away in places), with touches of pink watercolor · Sheet: 20.9 x 28 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.); Secondary Support: 20.9 x 28 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.); Tertiary Support: 29.6 x 37.9 cm (11 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Rousseau, The Fisherman (Le Pêcheur), c. 1840–45. pen and brown ink and brush, gray and black wash (scratched away in places), with touches of pink watercolor.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund
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