Getting Up (Le lever)
1913
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1913
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Getting Up (Le lever) is a 1913 ink by Paul-Albert Besnard, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting on a bed, half-dressed, with her back to us. Her hair is loose, and she’s reaching up toward another figure standing above her—maybe helping with her dress. The lines are rough and scratchy, like they were drawn in a hurry. The artist used a technique called drypoint, where they scratched into a metal plate to make the lines. That’s why the marks look so textured and uneven. Check out more about etching to see how artists create prints like this.
