1868
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Children and Goats Resting by a Felled Tree is a 1868 ink by Ludwig Richter, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This scene shows kids playing with goats in a grassy field. One child is climbing a tree branch, another sits leaning on a stick, and a few more are gathered around a fallen log. The goats stand or lie around them, and the background has a few trees and a distant hill. The artist used soft colors and loose lines to make it feel lively but not too polished. The way they mixed ink and watercolor gives it a gentle, sketchy look. Next, check out watercolor to see how artists use thin layers of paint to build light and shadow.
Adrian Ludwig Richter (September 28, 1803 – June 19, 1884) was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki.
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