1916
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Borne - Verdun (The End - Verdun) is a 1916 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, depicting World War I, held at National Gallery of Art.
A man in a dark coat stands alone under a bare tree. His hands are shoved deep in his pockets. The background is a flat, light gray with a single bare branch cutting across. This etching uses drypoint and etching together. The scratchy lines add texture and mood. It feels quiet and still, like a moment frozen in time. Try an etching by Rembrandt next.
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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