1876
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Keeper of the Turkeys [Gardeuse de dindons] is a 1876 ink by Francesco Paolo Michetti, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman holding a turkey under her arm, with another bird at her feet. The background is filled with tangled branches and leaves, drawn in quick, messy lines. The whole scene looks like it was made fast, with rough shading and no clean edges. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in scratched lines, creating a grainy, sketchy effect. This was done before adding the final letters, which are missing here. Next, look up etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints.
Francesco Paolo Michetti was an Italian painter known especially for his genre works.
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