Sailboats on the water

c. 1888

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching and drypoint with selective wiping on buff laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 21.3 × 13 cm (8 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 31 × 23.4 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1995.227
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Sailboats on the water — Henri-Charles Guérard. c. 1888.

Medium: Etching and drypoint with selective wiping on buff laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 21.3 × 13 cm (8 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 31 × 23.4 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/4 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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