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The Assault of the Shoe

Henri-Charles Guérard · 1888

Henri-Charles Guérard: French, 1846 - 1897

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Henri-Charles Guérard

The Assault of the Shoe

1888

Etching, with open bite, in light red and black on cream laid paper · Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

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Etching, with open bite, in light red and black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 16.8 × 25.2 cm (6 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 25 × 36 cm (9 7/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
Collection no.
2009.660
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By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

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The Assault of the Shoe — Henri-Charles Guérard. 1888.

Medium: Etching, with open bite, in light red and black on cream laid paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 16.8 × 25.2 cm (6 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 25 × 36 cm (9 7/8 × 14 3/16 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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