1916
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
7me 1914 is a 1916 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, depicting World War I, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a simple drawing with black ink and crayon on paper. It has bold lines and basic shapes. The artist used simple materials to create this work, which is interesting because it shows that art can be made with basic tools, and the simplicity of the drawing makes it stand out. To learn more about simple drawing techniques like this, look at the technique: cross-hatching.
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
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