Paul Signac (Portrait de Paul Signac)
1890
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1890
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Paul Signac (Portrait de Paul Signac) is a 1890 ink by Camille Pissarro, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a man with curly hair and a serious face. He’s wearing a high-collared jacket, and the lines around him are rough and textured, almost like scratches. The background is dark, making his face stand out. The artist used a technique that creates lots of fine, sketchy lines—this is an etching. It’s not smooth like a painting; it looks more like a drawing pressed into metal. Check out etching to see how artists make prints this way.
