1838
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Jewish Woman of Algiers (Juive d'Alger et une rue à Alger) is a 1838 ink by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting on the ground, wrapped in a loose robe. Her hair is tied back, and she looks down at something in her lap. Behind her, a rough wall and a curtain frame the scene, with a small window letting in dim light. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture movement and texture. The woman’s posture feels relaxed but a little tense, like she’s waiting or thinking. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Delacroix made prints like this.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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