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Vintemille

Paul Gangolf

1912

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Early Modern Cityscape

Dominant colour

Vintemille is a 1912 ink by Paul Gangolf, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Paul Gangolf
When & what style?: 1912 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a busy city scene packed with buildings, streets, and people. The lines are loose and quick, like a hurried sketch. A church steeple stands tall in the middle, and a train or tram runs along the bottom. The artist used scratching and layering to build up the lines—this is called *etching*. The drawing feels alive but messy, almost like a snapshot of a moment. Look up etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to create these kinds of prints.