A Young Woman with an Elaborate Hairdo
1823
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1823
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Young Woman with an Elaborate Hairdo is a 1823 ink by Carl Barth, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This portrait shows a young woman with an intricate hairstyle, looking directly at the viewer. Her hair is styled in a braid that wraps around her head, and she wears a dress with a lace collar. The drawing is rendered in graphite and black ink on paper, with delicate lines and shading that give the subject a sense of depth and dimension. The artist's attention to detail is evident in the intricate folds of the woman's dress and the texture of her hair. The use of cross-hatching technique adds a sense of volume and texture to the drawing, drawing the viewer's eye to the subject's face and hair. To learn more about this technique, look up cross-hatching.
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