1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Empty Skiffs is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two empty boats sitting on a quiet shore. Behind them, a small village with simple houses and a church nestles under a big, bare tree. In the distance, a few ships float on calm water, and the sky is light with wispy clouds. Notice how the artist used lines to create texture—rough strokes for the tree’s branches, smooth ones for the water. The boats look ready to sail, but they’re empty, like something’s missing. Want to see more like this? Check out etching, drypoint, aquatint.
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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