Art, literature & historySketch for L'Oubilé
c. 1920–22
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Gouache on cream laid paper, discolored to tan
- Dimensions
- 7.5 × 17.4 cm (3 × 6 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2011.622
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Sketch for L'Oubilé — Theodore Roussel. c. 1920–22.
Medium: Gouache on cream laid paper, discolored to tan. Dimensions: 7.5 × 17.4 cm (3 × 6 7/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Toward the end of his life, after years of experimentation with color intaglio processes, Roussel developed a novel technique for producing painterly multiples. These works were pulled from fabric plates that had been “inked” with a thick, opaque, water-based medium. The plates were disposable and could be recut from paper templates.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
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.