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Boy Reading
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| Artist / Maker | François Bonvin |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1861 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on white laid paper |
| Dimensions | 47.5 × 31.2 cm (18 3/4 × 12 5/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints and Drawings |
| Type | Drawing and Watercolor |
About the Artist
Born into a poor family, François Bonvin was chiefly a self-taught artist. His childhood was an unhappy one, marked by the death of his mother when he was four, his father's remarriage, and the growing family's constant moving and change of fortune. From 1828 through 1830 he was lucky enough to be sent to the École de Dessin in Paris, but his artistic education was short-lived and he began working as a typesetter in 1832. He became a father one… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.
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