Pancake Woman
1768
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
Artist
Jacobus Buys
Jacobus Buys (1726–1798) was an artist, born in Weesp.
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chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pancake Woman is a 1768 chalk by Jacobus Buys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting at a small table, stirring something in a pan. She’s wearing a loose dress and a headscarf, and the room around her is simple—just a chair, a window with light coming in, and a few rough lines for walls. The drawing is mostly in shades of brown and gray, with just a touch of red chalk for color. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement, like the way her hand stirs the pan. The paper looks old and the ink is faded, giving it a soft, worn feel. Check out the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
Jacobus Buys (1726–1798) was an artist, born in Weesp.
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