Toby's, Cos Cob
1915
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1915
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Toby's, Cos Cob is a 1915 ink by Childe Hassam, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a room with two people sitting at a table, drawn in rough, scratchy lines. The walls are filled with windows and doors, all outlined with thick, uneven strokes. Light streams through the windows, but the artist left most details fuzzy, focusing on texture over precision. The artist used a technique that lets them carve directly into the metal plate, creating those jagged, almost chaotic lines. It’s like the sketch was made with a sharp tool, pressing hard in some spots and lightly in others. Next, look up etching to see how this method works.
