1770
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Carrefour de l'Aiguille in the Forest of Fontainebleau is a 1770 chalk by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet forest scene with a few big trees standing close together. The branches twist and spread out, and the ground looks uneven with patches of grass and shadows. The whole image is drawn in reddish-brown chalk, giving it a warm, earthy tone. The artist focused on the play of light and dark under the trees, making some spots look almost black while others stay bright. This was a common way to show depth in drawings back then. Next, check out the technique: chiaroscuro to see how artists used light and shadow like this.
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1771–1771) was an artist.
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