1916
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Versailles. L'envoye des boches is a 1916 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing at a desk with a typewriter, her back to us. Behind her, a man lies sprawled on a couch, one arm raised. Two small drawings of a soldier’s helmet hang on the wall above. The title *L'envoyé des boches* hints at a wartime message—maybe the typed letter is the focus. The rough lines and quick strokes feel urgent, like a snapshot of a tense moment. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with layers of lines.
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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