Apple Trees along the Side of a Ditch
1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Apple Trees along the Side of a Ditch is a 1894 ink by Pieter Dupont, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a tangled tree with bare branches stretching across the whole image. Below, a ditch runs along the bottom, with a few scraggly plants and a fence post. The lines are dark and rough, almost like scratches, with no color—just black and white. The artist used a sharp tool to carve into the metal plate, leaving deep marks for the ink. This makes the lines look uneven and full of texture, like real bark. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists create prints like this.
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