Study of a Bunch of Grapes
1790/1810
Medium
Watercolor over black chalk on pale blue laid paper
Dimensions
50.9 × 39.3 cm (20 1/16 × 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
145831
Art Historical Context
In the late 18th to early 19th century, a time of artistic transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism in France, Mme. Pe created this delicate *Study of a Bunch ofes* around 1790–1810. Little is documented about the artist, but her work exemplifies the meticulous still-life tradition popular among women artists of the era, who often excelled in intimate studies of nature. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department, this watercolor measures an impressive 50.9 × 39.3 cm, inviting close inspection of its naturalistic detail. The artwork's medium—watercolor layered ...