The Marl Pit at Mulcent: Evening
Antoine Chintreuil (French, 1814–1873)
after 1857
Medium
oil on paper, mounted to cardboard, mounted to plywood
Dimensions
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Classification
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
Accession Number
1980.245
Tags
male
About this artwork
Marl is a crumbly mixture of clays, calcium, and magnesium carbonates, often used as fertilizer for lime-deficient soils.