The Lunch Basket
1928
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1928
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This print shows a woman sitting on the ground with a picnic basket and plates of food. Behind her, a tree and a distant village sit on a rolling hill. A man and child walk away in the background, while rocks and leaves fill the foreground. The woman’s basket looks like it holds bread and maybe a sandwich. The artist used shading to make the scene feel real and textured. Check out the technique: chiaroscuro for more on how light and shadow work here.
