Cover design for "Le Jour et la Nuit"

Félix Bracquemond's "Cover design for 'Le Jour et la Nuit'", created circa 1879, is executed in pen and ink, brush and black wash, over graphite. The sheet measures 14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (36.5 × 26.5 cm). This drawing, classified under "Drawings", was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2024 through a purchase funded by the Carolyn H. Specht Gift and Stewart S. MacDermott Fund, and is held in the Drawings and Prints department.

The artist, Félix Bracquemond (1833-1914), was a French painter. The catalogue record does not provide information regarding the culture associated with this specific artwork.

Information on the provenance, exhibition history, and related literature for "Cover design for 'Le Jour et la Nuit'" is not available in the provided catalogue data.