1916
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Barracks (Kaserne) is a 1916 ink by Walter Gramatté, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple building with a sloped roof, sitting behind a low stone wall. In front of the wall, a field of tall, wavy grass sways across the scene. The lines are loose and scratchy, like quick pencil strokes. The artist used a drypoint tool—think of it like a sharp needle—to carve into the surface, creating those jagged lines. The result feels raw and fast, almost like a sketch left unfinished. Next, check out technique: drypoint to see how artists use needles to make prints.
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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