François-Nicolas Auguste Feyen-Perrin
1872
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ostriches in the Desert is a 1872 ink by François-Nicolas Auguste Feyen-Perrin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows three ostriches walking across a flat, sandy landscape. The background is filled with tiny, wavy lines that look like wind-blown sand or water. In the far distance, a few small bushes or trees stand alone. The birds are drawn in a loose, sketchy style, with dark, solid lines against a light background. The artist used a method called drypoint to create the fine, web-like texture in the sand. This technique lets them press lines into a metal plate to make detailed patterns. Next, look up drypoint to see how artists use it to make intricate textures.
François-Nicolas Auguste Feyen-Perrin (1872–1872) was an artist.
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