1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Auguste Delâtre au travail (Auguste Delâtre at Work) is a 1895 ink by Maximilien Luce, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person bent over a workbench, carefully handling a piece of paper or fabric. Their hat casts a shadow over their face, and the background is filled with rough, crosshatched lines that suggest tools, shelves, or a cluttered workspace. The whole scene is drawn in a loose, sketchy style with blue-black ink. The artist used a technique that creates texture by scratching into a metal plate before inking it. This method lets you see the marks of the tool in the final print. Try looking up etching to see how this process works.
Maximilien Luce was a French Neo-impressionist artist known for his paintings, graphic art, and his anarchist activism.
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