1828
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Illustrations for Faust: Méphistophelés is at Marthe is a 1828 by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows four people in a dimly lit room. Two women sit at a table, one with her hand on a small box, the other looking down. A man in a hat leans back in a chair, one arm resting on the table. Another man stands nearby, wearing a fur coat and holding a cane. The background is dark, with a curtain and a shelf holding a few objects. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood. The lighting is uneven, making some faces stand out while others fade into shadow. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark 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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