1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hut with the Remains of a Hedge is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet, wooded scene with a small hut near a river. A lone figure stands by the hut, while another person walks along a path in the distance. The trees are bare, and the ground is covered in scattered leaves and brush. The artist used fine lines to show texture—like the rough bark of trees or the ripples in the water. This style was common in etchings, where ink is scratched into a metal plate. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this made prints.
Allaert van Everdingen (Dutch pronunciation: ; bapt. 18 June 1621 – 8 November 1675 (buried)), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.
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