1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pointed Boulder at the Bank of a River is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white scene of a quiet riverbank. A lone, jagged rock juts out of the water on the right. Trees with thick branches lean over the scene, and a fence runs along the left side, separating the land from the water. In the distance, a few small buildings peek through the trees. The artist used fine lines to show texture—like the rough bark of trees or the ripples in the water. This kind of detailed linework is typical of etchings, where the artist scratches into a metal plate. Want to know more? Look up etching.
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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