1820
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Three Children Playing with a Donkey (Trois enfants jouant avec un ane) is a 1820 ink by Théodore Géricault, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three kids playing with a donkey in what looks like a city alley. One boy holds a stick and a hat, another leans on the donkey’s back, and the third tugs at its reins. Above them, a loose cloud shape almost looks like a face. The walls around them are rough, and the ground is wet—maybe it just rained. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement, almost like a hurried doodle. This style fits the playful, rough energy of the scene. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: ; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer.
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