Along the Top of the Hill (Sur le haut de la colline)
1874
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1874
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a lone person sitting on a hillside, looking out over a distant landscape. The artist used only black lines to draw the scene, with no color. The person wears a hat and sits near a small bush, while a large, rocky outcrop looms behind them. The artist focused on texture—notice how the hillside and rocks are made of tiny, crisscrossed lines to show depth. This was a common way to create shading in etchings. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints using acid and metal plates.
