1845
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mountainous View from Antrodoco is a 1845 chalk by Edward Lear, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows rolling hills and jagged peaks in soft black lines. A winding river cuts through the bottom, with a small bridge or path crossing it. The paper has a faint blue tint, and the artist added white streaks to lighten some areas. The signature reads "E. Lear, 1845," and the words "Paese d'Antrodoco" (a place in Italy) are scrawled near the river. The loose, sketchy lines feel quick, like the artist captured the scene fast. Next, check out the technique: gouache to see how artists use it.
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised but which term he never used.
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