Dreaming Girl

About this work

This sketch shows two reclining women with tangled hair and loose limbs. The lines are rough and fast, like quick scribbles. One woman leans on her elbow, the other rests her head on her hand. The paper looks worn, with smudges and faint marks. The artist didn’t smooth out the lines—they stay jagged and uneven, almost like a hurried sketch. Next, look up etching to see how this printmaking technique works.

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