1873
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Dancer Holoke-GO-Zen is a 1873 ink by Giuseppe De Nittis, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting sideways, holding a fan. Her dress is detailed with lace at the wrist, and her hair is pulled back loosely. The background is mostly blank, with just a few quick lines suggesting fabric or a chair behind her. The artist used a mix of scratchy lines and shading to create texture—notice how the fan and lace look almost woven from marks. This style was a big deal for its time. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists made prints like this.
Giuseppe De Nittis (February 25, 1846 – August 21, 1884) was one of the most important Italian painters of the 19th century, whose work merges the styles of Salon art and Impressionism.
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