1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Fir Trees near Cottages 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 forest scene. Two tall pine trees stand near a small wooden house with a thatched roof. The ground is rocky, with a stream running below. A few bushes and smaller trees fill the background, and the sky is just a thin line at the top. The artist used fine lines to build up shadows and texture, making the trees look rough and the water smooth. This kind of printmaking is called *etching*—the artist scratched into a metal plate to create the design. Check out more about the technique: etching to see how it 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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