Art, literature & historyL'Inspiration
c. 1893
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Watercolor and gouache, with pen and blue ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, wrapped and adhered on verso to wood pulp board
- Dimensions
- 29.9 × 23 cm (11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1985.596
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
L'Inspiration — Gustave Moreau. c. 1893.
Medium: Watercolor and gouache, with pen and blue ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, wrapped and adhered on verso to wood pulp board. Dimensions: 29.9 × 23 cm (11 13/16 × 9 1/16 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.