Morning, Canonicut Island
Charles Frederick William Mielatz
1908
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Charles Frederick William Mielatz
1908
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Morning, Canonicut Island is a 1908 ink by Charles Frederick William Mielatz, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet, winding dirt road cutting through an empty field. In the distance, a few trees line the horizon, and a small windmill stands near a cluster of buildings. The sky is filled with fast, jagged lines, giving it a stormy, restless look. The artist used a scratchy, textured style to show the rough ground and the wind in the sky. This kind of printmaking is called *etching*—where the artist scratches into a metal plate to create lines. Check out more about the technique: etching to see how artists like this make prints.
