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Study for a Border Design

Charles Sprague Pearce

1894

graphite

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Floral

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Study for a Border Design is a 1894 graphite by Charles Sprague Pearce, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Charles Sprague Pearce
When & what style?: 1894 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting is called Study for a Border Design. It was made by Charles Sprague Pearce between 1890 and 1897. The artist used graphite and gold paint on tan wove paper to create this work, which is part of the Impressionism and Realism movements. You can learn more about this style at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, which holds the painting, or by looking into the movement: Impressionism.