1909
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Avocat compulsant un dossier (Lawyer Going through a Brief) is a 1909 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a lawyer hunched over a large briefcase, buried in papers. His hair is wild, and he looks tired, with one hand resting on his head. Behind him, a woman sits with her back turned, also absorbed in work. The lines are scratchy and thick, like they were drawn fast. The artist used a technique called drypoint to create these sharp, tangled lines. It’s like carving into a metal plate, leaving behind a rough texture that holds ink. Next, check out more of Forain, Jean-Louis’s work to see how he used lines to tell stories.
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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