Fishing Boats
1881
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1881
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The painting shows boats near the water's edge. It's a simple scene. The artist used etching to create the image, which is a technique that involves scratching a design into a metal plate, then using the plate to print the image, and this is evident in the delicate lines of the boats. To learn more about this technique, look up "etching".
