1897
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
En Grèce (In Greece) is a 1897 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a sketch of a group of people in a landscape. On the left side, a man and a woman sit together, with the woman's head resting on the man's shoulder. The man wears a turban and a long coat, while the woman has long hair and a shawl wrapped around her. To the right, a man in a uniform stands facing them, holding a rifle over his shoulder. In the background, a hill rises behind the figures. The scene is rendered in pencil on a light-colored paper, with bold lines and expressive shading. The artist's use of simple, gestural marks creates a sense of movement and energy in the composition. For more on the artist's technique, explore the world of lithography.
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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