The Legend of the Wolves

Französische Grafik 1887–1891, anni Novanta dell’Ottocento

This drawing shows a rocky, dark-blue landscape under an overcast night sky. In the center, a person on horseback stands on a tall rock. The person appears human, but they have tall, pointed ears on the top of their head, and their eyes are small points of bright orange. No other details are distinguishable. The horse they sit on stands tall, facing the right. Its mane and tail are blowing in the wind, and small streaks of orange light are coming out of its nostrils, as if it is breathing fire. Surrounding this large boulder, across the rest of the rocky landscape, a pack of dogs runs from the left side of the drawing towards the lower right corner, jumping off a grassy hill. They have upright, pointed ears and thin tails. Many of them have glowing orange eyes and thin lines of orange emerging from their open maws. The sky above is covered with thin gray clouds, and the light from a partially obscured moon illuminates the scene.
Artista
Französische Grafik 1887–1891
Datazione
anni Novanta dell’Ottocento
Tipologia
Disegno
Tecnica
charcoal with stumping and erasing, black chalk, and pastel on blue wove paper, edge mounted to paperboard
Dimensioni
59,9 × 80,7 cm
Collezione
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenza
Pubblico dominio, CC0

Descrizione dell’immagine

This drawing shows a rocky, dark-blue landscape under an overcast night sky. In the center, a person on horseback stands on a tall rock. The person appears human, but they have tall, pointed ears on the top of their head, and their eyes are small points of bright orange. No other details are distinguishable. The horse they sit on stands tall, facing the right. Its mane and tail are blowing in the wind, and small streaks of orange light are coming out of its nostrils, as if it is breathing fire. Surrounding this large boulder, across the rest of the rocky landscape, a pack of dogs runs from the left side of the drawing towards the lower right corner, jumping off a grassy hill. They have upright, pointed ears and thin tails. Many of them have glowing orange eyes and thin lines of orange emerging from their open maws. The sky above is covered with thin gray clouds, and the light from a partially obscured moon illuminates the scene.

Französische Grafik 1887–1891