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LINEA continuous or implied mark
Contour Line- defines edges
Qualitative line- varies in thickness and darkness
Henri Matisse Nude Study c.1908-09,pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches
Descriptive Line- creates a recognizable image
BasquiatUntitled Acrylic, oil stick, spray paint on canvas, 1981
Line of sight- implied lines along which people look
RenoirThe Bathers1887 Oil on Canvas
Outline- joins itself to create shape
Keith HaringBill Jones Dance Poster (detail)1982
Abstract line- limited to expression
Jackson Pollock The Key, 1946Oil on canvas
many lines closely spaced and parallel to create values
Kathe Kollwitz (German)Self-Portrait, Woodcut proof, 1923,5 7/8 z 6 3/4 in.
Hatching-
where sky and earth meet
Winslow HomerCloud Shadows, 1890oil on canvas61 x 71.1 cm
Horizon line-
Edge- implied when two of something meet
Leonardo da VinciMona LisaOil on poplar30 x 21”
Diagonal lines-
Claude-Joseph Vernet A Storm on a Mediterranean CoastFrench, Paris, 1767 Oil on canvas 44 1/2 x 57 3/8 in.
convey a feeling of movement
diagonal lines-
Attributed to Silas A. Holmes St. Paul's ChapelAmerican, New York City, about 1855 Salt print 10 x 14 13/16 in
can also indicate depth through perspective in 2-D composition
Horizontal lines-
Nicolas Poussin French, 1650 – 1651Landscape with a CalmOil on canvas 38 3/16 x 51 9/16 in.
suggest a feeling of rest because objects parallel to the earth are at rest
Vertical lines- often communicate a sense of height because they are perpendicular to the earth
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam The Choir and North Ambulatory of the Church of Saint BavoDutch, November 1634 Pen and brown ink and watercolor,chalk for transfer to panel 14 13/16 x 15 7/16 in.