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Carmosine (projet de programme)

Maurice Dumont

1895

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Carmosine (projet de programme) is a 1895 ink by Maurice Dumont, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Maurice Dumont
When & what style?: 1895 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a lone woman in a long dress walking near a tree and a body of water. The scene is quiet, with a dark tower or building in the distance. The lines are smooth but slightly fuzzy, and the whole image has a muted, shadowy feel. The artist used a mix of etching and aquatint to create soft, blended tones. This was a common way to make prints look less sharp and more atmospheric. Look up etching to see how artists carve images into metal plates.