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Rainy Night by Otto Henry Bacher

Rainy Night

Otto Henry Bacher · 1880

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DETAILS
Artist
Otto Henry Bacher
Date
1880
Medium
Etching on cream China paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image/plate: 12.7 × 31.6 cm (5 × 12 1/2 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 43.5 cm (10 7/16 × 17 3/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Alfred W. Stern
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Otto Henry Bacher

Otto Henry Bacher, an American artist, etched detailed scenes of Venice and Cleveland, and famously shared etching techniques with James McNeill Whistler.

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