Beggar Seated on a Bank
1782
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1782
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Beggar Seated on a Bank is a 1782 ink by Costantino Cumano, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a rough-looking person sitting on a low wall. They’re barefoot, wearing tattered clothes, and their hands are clasped together. The lines are scratchy and uneven, giving the whole image a raw, unfinished feel. The artist used a mix of dark and light marks to show texture—like fur or fabric—around the person’s arms and legs. The paper looks old, with some smudges and uneven edges. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this one create these kinds of lines.
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