Artwork
The Expulsion from Eden
The Expulsion from Eden is an ink drawing by the Romanticist artist British 18th Century. It is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The work titled "The Expulsion from Eden" is a drawing that combines cut paper affixed to a red-painted wooden surface. The composition includes figures and a serpent rendered with pen, gray ink, graphite, and accents of white gouache, creating a layered, mixed-media effect.
Technique & Style
The artist employed a collage approach, cutting paper elements and adhering them to a painted wood panel. Details were added using pen and gray ink for line work, graphite for shading, and white gouache to highlight specific areas, resulting in a contrast between the vivid red background and the monochromatic figures.
Artist & collection
Artist
This artist left small, precise pictures from 18th-century Britain—buildings, faces, and landscapes etched or drawn in ink and chalk.
Adam and Eve in the Garden with a Pair of Sheep and a Pair of Doves
The Fourth Knot (combining seven circular groups of knots with black centers)
Ornament with Grotesque
Evening
Shields with Rabbit and Moor's Head, Held by Wild Man
The First Knot (with a heart-shaped shield)
The Angel of Life
The Sixth Knot (combining seven small systems of knots with black centers)
Night
Untitled
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness with the Lamb of God, Surrounded by the Symbols of the Evangelists and the Four Fathers of the Church
Adam and Eve in the Garden with Two Sheep and Two Doves