A Beech Wood
1815
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1815
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A quiet wood shows beech trees with smooth, silver bark. Their trunks stand tall under a pale sky. Thick undergrowth fills the gaps between them. John Linnell drew this in 1815. He used graphite mixed with white chalk. The white brings out details in the bark and leaves. It feels almost three-dimensional. Check out how he built texture with simple lines. See more like it at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
