Figurine Seller with Two Girls
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Figurine Seller with Two Girls is a 1770 ink by Salomon Gessner, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows three women standing together. The woman on the right holds a basket of small statues, while the two others look at them closely. Behind them, a large vase with sculpted handles sits on a pedestal, and a curtain frames the scene. The artist used shading to show the folds in their flowing clothes and the textures of the statues. The focus is on the small figures, which might mean something deeper than just selling toys. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this carved lines into metal plates.
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