1889
ink
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Woman in a Cape (La Femme à la Pelerine) is a 1889 ink by Paul-Albert Besnard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman standing indoors, wearing a long cape that covers her whole body. The background is dark and blurry, while her cape is made of rough, swirling lines that look almost like fabric in motion. You can barely see her face—just a pale oval—and her hands rest on a table in front of her. The artist used sharp, scratchy lines to create texture, especially in the cape. This was done by hand, not painted, which makes the lines look uneven and alive. Try looking up 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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