Refugee Family
1922
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1922
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Refugee Family is a 1922 ink by Wilhelm Oesterle, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting depicts a family of refugees, with a man pushing a cart and a woman holding a child. The man is dressed in dark clothing and has a hat on his head, while the woman is wearing a long coat and a headscarf. The child is wrapped in a blanket and appears to be sleeping. The family is shown in a somber and melancholic mood, with the man looking down and the woman gazing off into the distance. The background of the painting is a muted gray-brown color, which adds to the overall sense of gloom and desolation. The artist's use of drypoint with aquatint printed with plate tone on wove paper creates a sense of texture and depth in the painting. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's technique, you might want to look into the use of chiaroscuro.
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