Evening
Medium
conté crayon and charcoal with stumping and white gouache on laid paper discolored to brown
Dimensions
image: 31.8 × 48.5 cm · sheet: 31.8 × 48.5 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
2021.101
Tags
male
About this artwork
In this drawing, Albert Lebourg depicted his mother, sister, and wife sewing by the dim light of an oil lamp. The three women sit around a table, close to one another but each absorbed in their work. Known for his experimentation with charcoal, Lebourg worked from dark to light, covering his sheet with the dark, powdery material and leaving only highlights visible.