Dance Under the Trees
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1637
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This black-and-white print shows a group of people dancing in a wooded area by a river. Trees fill the background, and cows graze in the distance. Some folks stand, some sit, and one person plays a small instrument. The artist used a method called etching to create the lines. This means they scratched into a metal plate, then inked it to make the print. Look up etching to see how it works.
