1892
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
"J'ose pas encore aller le décrocher...ça lui fera trop de peine." ("I don't dare take them down...it would hurt him too much.") is a 1892 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people walking side by side. The man has a big, curly beard and a serious face. The woman next to him wears a long dress and looks down. The background is blurry, with some trees and a building in the distance. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to draw them. Their clothes and faces aren’t perfectly smooth—just rough and fast. This style was popular in the late 1800s. If you like this look, check out lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
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.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
