1890
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Salomon and Cleopatra is a 1890 ink by Henri-Charles Guérard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows three black-and-white figures side by side. On the left is a bearded man with a braided beard and a striped headwrap. In the middle, a woman stands holding a stick, her body turned slightly. On the right, another woman wears a headpiece with coins sewn into it. The middle figure’s name is labeled "Salomon," and the right figure is signed "Cleopatra." The artist used shading to create deep contrasts between light and dark. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works in other art.
Henri Charles Guérard (26 April 1846, Paris - 24 March 1897, Paris) was a French painter and printmaker, particularly in etching and lithography.
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