Weathered Boulders
1769
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1769
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Weathered Boulders is a 1769 chalk by Franz Edmund Weirotter, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows rough, jagged rocks piled unevenly across a light background. The lines are loose and sketchy, with some areas darker where shadows gather. There’s no clear sky or ground—just the heavy weight of the stones. The artist used only red chalk, pressing hard in spots to make the rocks look solid. The paper has a textured weave, visible under the drawing. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used nature this way.
