1897
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Country Outing (Partie de campagne) is a 1897 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bright yellow carriage pulled by a dark horse, moving along a winding road. Inside, two people sit facing away, their clothes and hats blending with the loose, quick lines of the scene. The background is a mix of green fields and a pale sky, with faint outlines of trees and hills. The artist used rough, sketchy strokes to show movement, almost like a quick snapshot. This style fits the way people and places looked in everyday life at the time. Next, check out the technique: lithography to see how artists like this made prints with smooth stones and ink.
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (French: ), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator.
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