1867
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Exposition universelle: L'Etranger trouve toutes les facilites desirables... is a 1867 ink by Julien Antoine Peulot, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowd of people packed around a large, boxy machine with a funnel-shaped top. Some wear top hats, others look confused or curious. A few figures are floating above the crowd, as if lifted by the scene’s energy. The machine has a small square opening in the front, and the whole image is drawn in bold black lines. The artist used tiny cross-hatching lines to create shadows and texture, making the scene feel busy and alive. This was made for an 1867 world’s fair, where new inventions were on display. Check out the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
Julien Antoine Peulot (1867–1867) was an artist.
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