Mädel mit Waldholz (Peasant Girl Carrying Wood)
1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mädel mit Waldholz (Peasant Girl Carrying Wood) is a 1775 ink by Catherine Brandinn, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman bent under a heavy bundle of sticks. Her head is covered with a scarf, and she walks barefoot through a rough landscape with small trees and rocks. The lines are sharp, showing every twist in her clothes and the weight of the wood. The title calls her a "peasant girl," which hints at her hard work. The artist used fine lines to show texture, almost like sketching with a pen. Next, check out how this was made using etching.
