1890
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
On the Banks of the Loing: The Canal Bank is a 1890 ink by Alfred Sisley, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet riverside scene with a narrow canal in the middle. Trees line the banks, their branches loose and sketchy. A few small buildings sit near the water, and a handful of people walk along the path. The lines are light and quick, almost like a hurried note. The artist used a technique called *etching*, where ink is scraped into a metal plate to create the image. This makes the lines look soft and slightly fuzzy. 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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