The Arno in the Evening, Florence
1912
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1912
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Arno in the Evening, Florence is a 1912 ink by Oscar F. Bluemner, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quick, loose drawing of a river with a bridge and buildings along the bank. The lines are messy and overlapping, like someone scribbled fast to capture the scene. Trees and shadows are just rough shapes—no details, just energy. The artist used lots of crisscrossed lines to fill in shadows and textures, almost like scribbling. It looks like they were in a hurry or just jotting down ideas. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how this technique works in other drawings.
![Buildings along a Riverside [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/2575ea57b917e17d/thumb.webp)
![Italian Villa [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/2e4da7e05805b1fe/thumb.webp)
