1880
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Vue d’Église et Entrée du Village d’Essômes is a 1880 ink by Maxime Lalanne, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet village street with a church at the center. The church has a tall spire and arched windows, surrounded by smaller buildings with simple roofs. Trees line the street, and a few people walk near the church. The whole scene is drawn in black lines with no color, giving it a sketchy, almost hand-drawn feel. The artist used a technique that lets ink stay in the grooves of the metal plate, creating fine details and textures. This was a way to make prints look almost like drawings. Next, look up etching to see how this method works.
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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