1899
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Chalet is a 1899 ink by Paula Modersohn-Becker, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two wood houses with steep roofs, drawn in dark lines and soft shading. The top house sits alone on a flat patch of ground, while the bottom one is surrounded by a snowy landscape. Trees and a fence peek into the scene, and the sky is barely visible. The artist used a mix of fine lines and textured shading to create depth. The green-black tones give it a quiet, almost wintry feel. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
Paula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876 – 20 November 1907) was a German Expressionist painter and draftswoman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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