1908
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Témoins à l'audience (2e planche) (Evidence at the Hearing) (second plate) is a 1908 ink by Jean-Louis Forain, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people crowded around a small child on the ground. The adults look tense, their faces drawn and hands gripping tightly. Behind them, a building with a flat roof and simple lines frames the scene, while the lines of the etching create a rough, textured look. The artist used a technique that scratches into metal plates to make the lines—some areas are darker where ink was pressed into grooves. The child’s small size and the adults’ worried expressions stand out. Check out etching to see how artists like this one create deep, layered 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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