Gate to the Farmhouse, Pont-Aven

Robert Polhill Bevan

National Gallery of Art

The image is a pencil sketch showing a low stone fence with a gate in the center and flanked by low stone walls. The view leads to a small house in the middle of the scene, surrounded by sparse trees and bushes. The horizon is high as the land gently slopes upward. In the sky, there are cloud-like shapes. The sketch is done with varying intensity pencil strokes to create texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic graphite on paper.