The Lonely Tower (La Tour isolee)
1871
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1871
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a quiet forest with tangled trees and a single, lonely hill in the back. The lines are loose and quick, like a hurried sketch. The paper is light, almost beige, and the ink is dark. The artist used a simple tool to make this: a flat stone and ink. It’s not polished—just raw lines on paper. Next, check out how lithography works.
