1920
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
An Elegant Woman with Her Hands Covering Her Eyes is a 1920 chalk by Walter Gramatté, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman turned slightly away, her head tilted down. Her hair is drawn in loose, swirling lines, and her face is mostly hidden by her hands. The colors are soft—pinks, blues, and light browns—applied in quick, sketchy strokes. The paper looks thin, almost translucent, with faint pencil marks peeking through. The artist used colored chalks, blending them lightly for a gentle effect. Next, look up technique: sfumato to see how artists soften edges like this.
Walter Gramatté (8 January 1897 in Berlin – 9 February 1929 in Hamburg) was a German expressionist painter who specialized in magic realism.
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