1782
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mort de Julie is a 1782 ink by Robert Delaunay, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a tense scene inside a dimly lit bedroom. Two women stand by a bed, one reaching out toward a sick person lying there. Heavy curtains frame the bed, and a small table with a candle sits nearby. The room feels crowded with emotion and shadow. The artist used fine lines to show the drama, focusing on the women’s worried faces and the sick person’s still form. This style is typical of etchings, where ink is scratched into metal plates. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create these detailed prints.
Robert Delaunay was a French artist of the School of Paris movement; who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes.
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