1864
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Political Cartoon of the American Civil War is a 1864 ink by Emanuel Leutze, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting is a political cartoon from the American Civil War era. It was created by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb, during a time of great change in the US. The artist used pen and black ink over graphite on blue-gray laid paper to create the image. You can learn more about the style and technique of this era by looking into the movement: Realism.
Emanuel Leutze grew up in America but moved to Germany as a teen, where he studied art in Düsseldorf.
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