Landscape
1858
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Rodolphe Bresdin
Rodolphe Bresdin (12 August 1822 – 11 January 1885) was a French draughtsman and engraver.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape is a 1858 ink by Rodolphe Bresdin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a rough, inked scene of a forest or thicket. The trees are drawn with quick, tangled lines, some overlapping like branches in real life. Shadows and light are suggested with crisscrossed strokes—no smooth shapes here. The artist used pen and ink on thin paper, almost like a fast draft. The lines feel urgent, like they were drawn in one go without much smoothing out. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.
Rodolphe Bresdin (12 August 1822 – 11 January 1885) was a French draughtsman and engraver.
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