Clemens Brentano
1837
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1837
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Clemens Brentano is a 1837 ink by Ludwig Emil Grimm, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man sitting in a chair, dressed in a high-collared shirt. Behind him, a wall is covered with small drawings—people, animals, and strange shapes. He holds an open book on his lap, and a cup sits on a small table nearby. The lines are mostly black and gray, with some shading to show folds in his clothes. The tiny sketches on the wall look like doodles or early ideas for bigger art. The artist signed it in the corner, but the handwriting is small and hard to read. Want to see more? Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.
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