1883
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with Clump of Four Trees is a 1883 ink by Maxime Lalanne, a Impressionism work, depicting Broad-leaved Tree, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows four tall trees with lots of branches and leaves, standing close together. The ground around them is flat with a fence and some small bushes. The sky and background are just light lines, like water or fog. Everything is drawn with quick, dark lines on a light paper. The artist used a technique where ink is scratched into a metal plate to make the lines—this is called etching. The trees look real but are simplified, almost like a quick study. Next, look up etching to see how artists make prints this way.
François Antoine Maxime Lalanne (November 27, 1827 – July 29, 1886) was a French artist known for his etchings and charcoal drawings (fusain).
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