The Assault of the Shoe

1888

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching, with open bite, in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 16.7 × 25.4 cm (6 5/8 × 10 in.); Sheet: 35.5 × 49 cm (14 × 19 5/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2009.662
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

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

Medium: Etching, with open bite, in black on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 16.7 × 25.4 cm (6 5/8 × 10 in.); Sheet: 35.5 × 49 cm (14 × 19 5/16 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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