Peasant Women from the Region of the Eaux-Bonnes
1845
Watercolor, with touches of gouache, over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
34 × 26.2 cm (13.4 × 10.3 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
In the summer of 1845, Delacroix went to the Pyrenees to take the waters at the spa of Eaux-Bonnes near the Spanish border, where he delighted in the natural dignity of the local peasants and the beauty of their colorful dress.
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