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Ai Telled Him to Stan Off

Arthur B. Frost

1884

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Genre Scene

Dominant colour

Ai Telled Him to Stan Off is a 1884 ink by Arthur B. Frost, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Arthur B. Frost
When & what style?: 1884 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows two people in a room with furniture. The woman stands near a large bed, holding something in her hands. The man leans on a cane, looking at her with a hat tilted on his head. The room has a desk with jars and a chair in the background. The artist used lots of quick, crisscrossed lines to fill in shadows and textures—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the drawing a rough, sketchy feel. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it.