La Diligence de Beaucaire
1879
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1879
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch is packed with weird, dreamy scenes. In the center, a woman floats in a cloudy sky while a crowd gathers below. Around her, tiny figures climb, fight, and ride wagons. At the bottom, a skull sits under a broken tree branch. The artist mixed dark lines with loose shading to create a chaotic, almost ghostly feel. The whole thing looks like a storybook gone wild. Want to see more like this? Look up etching to learn how artists carve images into metal.
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