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An illusionistic drawing of sheets of printed papers haphazardly piled on a speckled green surface. The papers look convincingly three dimensional but are in fact renderings on a two-dimensional surface.

Willem Robart

Trompe l’Oeil with Printed Matter,

Maker

  • Willem Robart

Title

Trompe l’Oeil with Printed Matter

Medium

ink wash, gouache, watercolor

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash,
  • watercolor,
  • opaque watercolor,
  • and chalk on laid paper

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash,
  • watercolor,
  • opaque watercolor,
  • and chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 39.1 x 36 cm (15 3/8 x 14 3/16 inches)

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barnet Fain

Object Number

2001.93.2

Trompe l’Oeil with Printed Matter

Drawing Closer

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Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
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Manual / Issue 2

Loreum Ipsum
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Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022
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