1891
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Stéphane Mallarmé is a 1891 ink by Paul Gauguin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a close-up portrait of a man with a beard and serious expression. His face is mostly smooth, but the background and hair are full of rough, scratchy lines. The paper looks old, with some dark spots and uneven edges. The artist used a technique that creates texture by scraping into the printing plate. This makes the lines look almost like quick, nervous strokes. Look up etching to see how artists create these kinds of prints.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; French: ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements.
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