1890
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
On the Banks of the Loing: Six Boats at their Moorings is a 1890 ink by Alfred Sisley, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet riverbank with a few simple buildings and trees. Two small boats float near the shore—one moored, one with two people inside. The water has quick, sketchy lines, like it’s moving fast. The whole scene is drawn in soft brown tones, almost like a faded pencil drawing. The artist used a technique called *etching* to make these lines. It’s like scratching into a metal plate, then pressing ink into the grooves. Next, look up etching to see how it works.
Alfred Sisley (; French: ; 30 October 1839–29 January 1899) was a French-Born British Impressionist landscape painter who was born to British parents, but spent most of his life in France.
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