Newborn in a Bonnet (Le nouveau-né au bonnet]
1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
![Newborn in a Bonnet (Le nouveau-né au bonnet]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/230a39adbc28b475/full.webp)
1890
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a baby’s face and hands wrapped in a soft cloth bonnet. The lines are loose and swirly, like quick strokes of a pencil or charcoal. The baby’s eyes are half-closed, and the light catches the curve of the bonnet’s edge. The artist used shadowy smudges to show the folds of the cloth and the baby’s skin, giving it a soft, dreamy look. This style was popular in late 19th-century France. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to create mood.
![The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts])](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/7cce5ee2cd482abe/thumb.webp)
