1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Deux Herons is a 1851 ink by Karl Bodmer, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two herons in a marshy scene. One stands tall on a patch of reeds near the water’s edge, while the other rests on the ground nearby. The background is filled with tangled bushes and a faint, misty horizon. The artist used fine lines to capture the birds’ details, like the feathers on their necks and the texture of the plants. The whole scene feels quiet and natural. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and needles.
Johann Carl Bodmer (11 February 1809 – 30 October 1893) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter.
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