incised drawing

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  • Berthe Morisot: The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne
    In drawing: Incised drawing

    A role apart is that played by incised drawings. Their pronounced linearity gives them the visual appearance of other drawings; materially, however, they represent the opposite principle, that of subtracting from a surface rather than adding to it. Incised drawings are among the…

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