1891
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hollyhocks in a Long-necked Vase is a 1891 ink by James David Smillie, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a tall, skinny vase filled with three big flowers. The flowers have thick petals and wilted edges, drawn in black lines on light paper. The vase has a smooth, rounded shape with a narrow neck. The artist used only black ink to show light and shadow, making the flowers look almost three-dimensional. This style is called drypoint, where the lines are etched into the plate. Next, look up technique: drypoint to see how it works.
James David Smillie was an American artist, cofounder of the American Watercolor Society and New York Etching Club. His brother was painter George Henry Smillie.
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