Mission Dolores, San Francisco
1913
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1913
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The painting shows a simple landscape of Mission Dolores in San Francisco. It's drawn with graphite. The scene is quiet and still. The artist paid attention to details in the architecture. The drawing has a lot of texture and shading. This suggests the artist was interested in how light falls on objects. To learn more about similar shading techniques, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
