1909
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'avocat parlant au prévenu (1ère planche) (The Lawyer Talking to the Prisoner) (first plate) is a 1909 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a rough, sketchy style. On the right, a man in a tall hat leans over a seated woman with curly hair, who holds a child. In the background, another man stands with his arms crossed. The lines are loose and quick, almost like scribbles. The artist used a technique called drypoint, which means they scratched into a metal plate to create the lines. This method gives the drawing its scratchy, textured look. Next, check out technique: drypoint to see how it works.
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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