Rectangular Frame with Ivory Border on Black
A rectangular frame with a pale ivory border, marked by dark speckles and worn spots, surrounds a solid black center. The border has rounded corners and runs evenly along all four sides. The composition is plain and symmetrical, with no figures, scene, or ornament clearly legible at this scale.
- Artist
- Theodore Roussel
- Date
- 1888–89
- Medium
- Etching in black on ivory laid paper, joined and laid down onto wood frame, and varnished
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1184 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1889).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Meg and Mark Hausberg