Black Pierrot, plate two from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante

c. 1935

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Aquatint in green, blue, and dark gray on tan wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 30.3 × 20.5 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.6 × 21.4 cm (12 1/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 44.3 × 32.4 cm (17 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1948.398c
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Black Pierrot, plate two from Cirque de l'Étoile Filante — Georges Rouault. c. 1935.

Medium: Aquatint in green, blue, and dark gray on tan wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 30.3 × 20.5 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.6 × 21.4 cm (12 1/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 44.3 × 32.4 cm (17 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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