View up a Street in Sorrento [verso]

About this work

This sketch shows a quiet street in what looks like a small town. A woman in a long dress stands near the bottom of some stone steps, while another woman sits on the ground beside her. Trees line the street, and an old building with arched windows and a doorway looms behind them. The blue paper and rough lines give it a sketchy, unfinished feel—like a quick study of a place the artist visited. The loose drawing style makes it feel alive, even though it’s just charcoal and chalk. Next, check out Romanticism to see how this fits into the bigger art movement.