Two Peasant Girls
1900
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1900
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Peasant Girls is a 1900 ink by Paula Modersohn-Becker, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women sitting in tall grass. Their clothes look simple and worn, with one woman’s dress showing a ruffled collar. The background has thin trees and scattered leaves, drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The faces are blurred, making them look more like shapes than real people. The artist used a mix of rough and smooth lines to show texture—like the grass and fabric. This style was common in early 1900s prints. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create prints like this.
