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Ton Sang

Henri Bataille

1895

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Interior Sheet Music

Dominant colour

Ton Sang is a 1895 ink by Henri Bataille, a Impressionism work, depicting Sheet Music, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Henri Bataille
When & what style?: 1895 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This gray lithograph shows a simple bowl with three pears inside. The fruit sits on a plain table against a dark wall. Light hits one pear just right, making it pop. Henri Bataille used just a few shades of gray. That makes the pears feel real even though the image is flat. He didn’t need color to show depth. See more like this at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.