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The Suffering Ones

Paul Gangolf

1879

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

The Suffering Ones is a 1879 ink by Paul Gangolf, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Paul Gangolf
When & what style?: 1879 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print is messy and chaotic. Two big figures loom in the center, their bodies twisted and rough. One has a yellow circle on its head, the other a pinkish glow. Below them, smaller shapes—people or animals?—scramble in the dark, tangled lines. The artist used scratches and smudges to make it feel urgent, almost like a sketch that never smoothed out. The colors—black, pink, yellow—pop against the grey paper, but the lines stay jagged. Want to know more? Try lithography.