Hovel on the Hill
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a small, sloped-roof house on a grassy hill. The ground is drawn with quick, textured lines, like brushstrokes or pencil strokes. A tree sits to the right, and the sky above is mostly empty, with a few faint marks. The artist used lots of cross-hatching—tiny overlapping lines—to build up shadows and shapes. It gives the scene a rough, almost scratchy look. If you like this style, check out Realism next.
