Le femme adultère (3e planche) (The Adulteress) (third plate)
1910
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1910
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le femme adultère (3e planche) (The Adulteress) (third plate) is a 1910 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a loose, hurried style. One person is kneeling, reaching out toward another who’s standing with arms raised. The third person stands apart, facing them. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like quick notes jotted down. The artist used a drypoint technique, pressing lines into the paper to create texture. This method makes the marks look rough and alive, almost like scribbles. Check out technique: drypoint to see how it works.
