1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tesson humain (Human Fragment) is a 1895 ink by Félicien Rops, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small sketch shows a close-up face with a hat pulled low, shading the eyes. The lines are rough and dark, almost like a quick sketch. The paper is a plain, light tan color, making the drawing stand out. The artist used a technique called softground etching, which creates soft, smudged lines. This piece is just a fragment of a face, but it still feels full of character. Next, check out etching to see how artists use acid and plates to make prints like this.
Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (French: ; 7 July 1833 – 23 August 1898) was a Belgian artist associated with Symbolism, Decadence, and the Parisian fin de siècle, and was a member of the Les XX group.
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