1909
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
J.-K. Huysmans is a 1909 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bald man with a beard and mustache, looking slightly to the side. His face is drawn in loose, quick lines, with shadows under his eyes and around his jaw. The paper has a textured look, and the lines vary in thickness, especially around his collar and hair. The artist used a drypoint technique, which means they scratched directly into a metal plate to create the lines. This method gives the sketch its rough, sketchy feel. Next, check out more works by Forain, Jean-Louis.
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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