Tramp with Bundle (Le chemineau a la besace)
1914
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1914
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tramp with Bundle (Le chemineau a la besace) is a 1914 ink by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a lone man walking across a field of tall grass. He’s carrying a bundle on his back and wears a hat and loose clothes. Behind him, a small village with simple houses and a church steeple sits on a hill. The artist used quick, scratchy lines to make the grass look windblown and uneven. The man’s posture suggests he’s moving fast, maybe in a hurry. Next, look up drypoint to see how artists carve into metal plates to make prints like this one.
