1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Artist's Left Hand is a 1894 ink by Henri-Charles Guérard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a simple ink print of a left hand on tan paper. The palm shows faint lines, like veins or cracks. Four fingers and a thumb are spread out, with the thumb slightly bent. The paper has a light texture, and there’s a small red circle with a line near the bottom right corner. The artist used ink to create a rough, sketchy effect in the palm, almost like scribbles. This makes the hand look more like a quick study than a polished drawing. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next.
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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