Out of Study Window
1859
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1859
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a cityscape seen from a window. The buildings are small and packed together, with a few trees and rooftops in the foreground. The sky is full of swirling lines, almost like storm clouds or wind. The artist used scratchy, uneven lines to create texture—especially in the sky and trees. This was done by hand, not painted. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists make prints like this.
