Roses in a Vase, Conté Crayon Drawing
A dark, velvety field of black conté crayon surrounds pale, softly blurred flower heads rising from a vase in the lower center. Light strokes are lifted out of the dense black ground, creating a glowing, dreamlike bouquet on tan mounted paper.
- Artist
- Georges Seurat
- Date
- 1881/83
- Medium
- Black Conté crayon on ivory laid paper, discolored to tan, edge mounted on tan wove paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1969 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1883).
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 Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection