Seated Man and Woman
1845
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1845
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A man and woman sit close, talking in a dim room. The artist used thick ink to make the shadows deep, then scratched white lines to show light on their faces and clothes. Nanteuil worked with Victor Hugo, who also drew. The dark ink and scratched highlights come from a printing trick Hugo taught him. On the back of the sheet are quick sketches—probably ideas for book illustrations. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how other artists used light and shadow like this.
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