Cavalry Soldier (Soldato di cavalleria)
1882
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1882
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cavalry Soldier (Soldato di cavalleria) is a 1882 ink by Giovanni Fattori, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a soldier riding a horse through a wooded area. The trees are tall and thin, with lots of lines showing their leaves. The soldier wears a dark hat and a coat, and the horse’s muscles are drawn in sharp, dark lines. The artist used a scratchy, rough style to show light and shadow. This was a proof print, meaning it’s one of the first made before the final version. Look up etching to see how artists like this create prints by scratching into metal plates.
