1875
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Untitled (Boys Flying a Kite) is a 1875 ink by Albert Fitch Bellows, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a boy sitting on a grassy hill, reaching up to hold a kite string. Behind him, trees line a riverbank, and a cow grazes in the distance. The lines are loose and quick, like a sketch made fast. The boy’s focus is on the sky, even though the kite itself isn’t visible. The artist used shading to show light and shadow, making the scene feel alive. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one create prints with acid and metal plates.
Albert Fitch Bellows (November 20, 1829 – November 24, 1883) was an American landscape painter of the Hudson River School.
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