1862
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
An Evening Landscape with Tall Trees is a 1862 ink by Myles Birket Foster, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet, shadowy forest at dusk. Tall trees stand in the middle, their branches twisting against a darkening sky. The ground is soft with blurred hills and distant ruins peeking through the trees. The artist used only pencil and ink, building up shadows with careful lines. The mood feels lonely but peaceful, like the forest is holding its breath. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
Myles Birket Foster (4 February 1825 – 27 March 1899) was a British illustrator, watercolourist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster.
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