1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Souvenir of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie) is a 1866 ink by Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet Italian scene. A lone tree stands in the middle, its branches bare but tangled. Behind it, a distant hill rises with a small building or tower on top. The water in the foreground is rough, with dark waves crashing against the shore. The whole image is drawn in black lines on a light background, giving it a scratchy, textured look. The artist used a technique that lets them layer lines to build up shadows and light. This makes the scene feel both rough and detailed at the same time. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one create prints.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (UK: KORR-oh, US: kə-ROH, kor-OH; French: ; 16 July 1796 – 22 February 1875), or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching.
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