Old Woman with Headscarf 2
Gustav Wentzel captures a quiet, everyday moment with this quick, energetic sketch of an elderly woman. She stands in profile with her arms crossed, wrapped in a heavy headscarf and long dress that seem to shield her from the world. Notice how Wentzel uses rapid, diagonal hatching lines to build up the shadows on her clothing—it gives the drawing a sense of movement and texture, almost as if he was sketching her right there on the street. It's a perfect example of his realist style, finding beauty in ordinary people rather than grand historical scenes.
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- Pencil sketch
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