1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Music Title is a 1843 ink by Célestin Nanteuil, a Romanticism work, depicting Cottage, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a ragged woman hunched over a cello. The rough paper and smudged ink make the scene feel raw. She grips the bow too tight, like she’s forgotten how to play. Lithography lets artists draw on stone with greasy crayons. Then ink sticks only where the crayon touched. The marks stay soft, almost blurred, which fits the mood here. Try another lithograph by Nanteuil, Célestin.
Célestin-François Nanteuil-Lebœuf, known as Célestin Nanteuil (French pronunciation: ; 11 July 1813 – 6 September 1873), was a French painter, engraver and illustrator closely tied to the Romantic movement in France.
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