1875
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Holland Canal, near Rotterdam (Canal de Hollande, pres de Rotterdam (Hiver)) is a 1875 ink by Johan Barthold Jongkind, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet canal scene with two small boats on the water. The lines are loose and wavy, like quick strokes of a pen. In the distance, a windmill stands on a low hill, and the sky is just a few light marks. The artist used a technique where ink is scratched into a metal plate, then pressed onto paper—this is called etching. The result looks sketchy and fast, almost like a drawing. Next, look up etching to see how this method works.
Johan Barthold Jongkind (1862–1862) was an artist.
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