1910
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Square is a 1910 ink by Édouard Vuillard, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet square with a few trees and a curved path. On the right, there’s a building with tall windows and a balcony full of potted plants. The ground is covered in tiny, quick ink marks that look like scattered leaves or rain. A few people sit on benches, but they’re drawn in loose, simple lines. The artist used lots of small strokes to fill in shadows and textures—like the trees and the ground—without heavy shading. It feels quick and sketchy, almost like a doodle left unfinished. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up dark areas with lines.
Jean-Édouard Vuillard (French: ; 11 November 1868 – 21 June 1940) was a French painter, decorative artist, and printmaker.
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