Drawing with Charcoal: Historical Techniques of 19th Century France

Charcoal drawing techniques were perfected in France in the 19th century and taken to new expressive heights by artists such as Georges Seurat and Odilon Redon. This video includes a demonstration of those techniques.

This video was produced in conjunction with the exhibition “Noir: The Romance of Black in 19th-Century French Drawings and Prints”, on view at the Getty Center, February 9–May 15, 2016.

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