1652
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with a Bridge and Two Fishermen is a 1652 ink by Adriaen van Ostade, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a quiet scene of two fishermen on a rickety wooden bridge over a river. The trees on either side lean in, their branches heavy and tangled. The water below is rough, with small waves crashing against the bridge’s supports. Notice how the artist used fine lines to show texture—like the fishermen’s clothes or the bark on the trees. The paper has a grainy look, typical of old prints. Next, check out the technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create these detailed prints.
Adriaen van Ostade (baptized as Adriaen Jansz Hendricx 10 December 1610 – buried 2 May 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, showing the everyday life of ordinary men and women.
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