Old Willows
ca. 1917
Frederick G. Hall brings the English countryside to life with a masterful display of scratchy, energetic lines in this moody landscape. The gnarled, twisting trunks of the old willow trees look like they've been wrestling with the wind for centuries, their dense leaves created through thousands of tiny marks. Behind them, a river stretches out under a sky filled with diagonal hatching that perfectly mimics the look of driving rain. It's a scene that makes you want to grab an umbrella and step right into that damp, atmospheric world created around 1917.
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