1758
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Return to the Fold is a 1758 chalk by François Boucher, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of sheep walking in a line, led by a larger ram. The background is filled with trees and bushes, drawn with quick, sketchy lines. The animals look rough but lively, with some standing still and others moving forward. The artist used mostly brown and black chalk, adding white highlights to give the sheep some shape. The trees and bushes are drawn fast, almost like scribbles, while the sheep have more detail. Next, check out the technique: chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create depth.
François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
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