1834
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Scenes from Faust is a 1834 ink by Louis-Candide Boulanger, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white scene shows a chaotic outdoor gathering. In the center, a man in old-fashioned clothes kneels beside a body wrapped in cloth, while another man stands nearby, holding a cup. A group of people in robes and hats watches from the background, some holding crosses or books. Trees and a building loom in the distance, with a few figures scattered around, some kneeling or lying on the ground. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and drama. The title *Scenes from Faust* hints this is a moment from a famous story about a deal with the devil. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Louis Candide Boulanger (1806 – 1867) was a French Romantic painter, pastellist, lithographer and a poet, known for his religious and allegorical subjects, portraits, genre scenes.
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