1764
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Lovers in a Thunderstorm is a 1764 ink by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two people standing close in a stormy landscape. The man wears a short tunic and holds the woman’s hand while she leans against him. Her dress flows loosely, and both look calm despite the dark, swirling sky and crashing waves behind them. A rocky shore and distant ships add to the dramatic scene. The artist used ink and wash to create deep shadows and textures, like the rough waves and tangled trees. The way they layered lines and shading gives the scene a sense of movement and mood. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up dark tones like this.
Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki (16 October 1726 – 7 February 1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Huguenot and Polish ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher.
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