1900
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Punctual (Ponctuelle) is a 1900 ink by Paul-Albert Besnard, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two figures wrapped in heavy coats, sitting close together. The background is a swirl of dark, tangled lines, almost like a storm. Their faces are blurred, and the artist used quick, scratchy marks to fill the whole scene. The artist’s signature is in the corner, and the paper has a textured look. This is an etching, where ink is scraped into a metal plate to create the lines. Next, check out etching to see how this technique works.
Paul-Albert Besnard (1849–1934) was a French artist, born in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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