1909
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La sortie de l'audience (1ère planche) (Coming Out of the Hearing) (first plate) is a 1909 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded hallway with five people leaving a room. Two adults in hats stand on the left, while three others—a woman bending over, a child holding a basket, and another child—fill the center. The walls and floor are drawn with quick, scratchy lines, giving it a rough, urgent feel. The artist used loose, hurried strokes to show movement and texture, especially in the clothes and hair. The scene feels alive but unfinished, like a snapshot of a moment. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this one create these detailed lines.
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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