1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les Faisans is a 1851 ink by Karl Bodmer, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet forest scene with tall pine trees and rocky ground. A few birds fly in the distance, and the trees cast shadows on the uneven rocks below. The lines are soft and sketchy, like a quick sketch of nature. The title *Les Faisans* means "pheasants," but there are none here—just the quiet forest. This style was popular in the Romantic era, which loved wild, untamed nature. Look up lithography to see how artists like this made prints with stone and ink.
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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