Weary
1863
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1863
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a woman with long, flowing hair drawn in loose, wavy lines. Her face is turned slightly away, and her body is wrapped in a loose garment. The background is filled with quick, crisscrossed strokes that blur into a dark shape. The artist used a drypoint technique—etching lines into a metal plate to create texture. This gave the sketch its scratchy, almost hair-like details. Next, look up drypoint to see how artists use metal plates to make prints like this.
