Evening in the Drawing Room. The Artist's Mother and Wife
1891
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1891
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Dominant colour
Evening in the Drawing Room. The Artist's Mother and Wife is a 1891 by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
This dark, moody drawing shows two women sitting side by side in a dim room. The woman on the left is bent over, holding something small in her hands, while the one on the right rests her arm on the back of a chair. Both wear dark, simple clothes, and the background is nearly black, making their faces stand out faintly. The artist used soft, smudged lines to create a quiet, intimate mood—almost like a sketch left unfinished. The lighting is low, focusing on their hands and faces. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
