1873
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Road Leading to Bellevue (Le Chemin montant à Bellevue) is a 1873 ink by Félix Bracquemond, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a winding road climbing through a forest. The trees are thick, their branches tangled and dark against a pale background. On the left, a few small buildings peek through the leaves, and the sky is barely visible as a faint line at the top. The artist used quick, scratchy lines to show light and shadow, almost like scribbling. This was a way to capture how the scene *felt* rather than every detail. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and needles.
Félix Henri Bracquemond (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1833 – 29 October 1914) was a French painter, etcher, and printmaker.
See the richer artist page
