Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No. 1
1896
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1896
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows a night scene lit by fire. A crowd stands close, watching flames lick a wooden building. Smoke curls up into the dark sky. Pennell used a special stone to make this print. Lithography lets the artist draw on a flat rock, then roll ink onto paper. The lines feel rough and real, like the fire itself. Try looking up lithography next.
