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Red chalk drawing of a muscular right hand and forearm reaching down, with curled fingers, on golden-toned paper.

Study of a Right Hand in Red Chalk

A red chalk drawing on golden-toned paper shows a muscular right hand and forearm reaching downward, with fingers curled and modeled by soft hatching. Faint lines and shading define the knuckles and tendons, and an inscription appears in the lower right corner.

Artist
Bernard Baron
Date
n.d.
Medium
Red chalk on oiled golden-yellow transparentized laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1399 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1762).
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, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection