Untitled
1859
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1859
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows a rainy scene with three people walking through a village. The sky is dark gray, heavy with rain, and the ground looks wet. Trees line a path, and small houses sit in the background, with a fence and a bridge visible near the bottom left. Notice how the artist uses tiny lines to create the feeling of rain and mist—it’s all drawn by hand. The colors are soft, mostly blues and greens, with a few bright spots like the red cloak of one person. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up texture with lines like this.
