1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Man between Two Fir Trees is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a quiet forest scene with two tall fir trees framing a lone figure walking on a path. The trees are drawn with dense, spiky branches, and the background has rolling hills covered in small bushes. The whole scene is made of fine, scratchy lines—no color, just black and white. The tiny person in the middle looks small compared to the towering trees, making the forest feel huge. The artist used a method that creates lots of texture, almost like scratching into the surface. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
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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