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1 LINE A continuous or implied mark

2 Contour Line- defines edges

3 Qualitative line- varies in thickness and darkness Henri Matisse Nude Study c.1908-09, pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches

4 Descriptive Line- creates a recognizable image Basquiat Untitled Acrylic, oil stick, spray paint on canvas, 1981

5 Line of sight- implied lines along which people look Renoir The Bathers 1887 Oil on Canvas

6 Outline- joins itself to create shape Keith Haring Bill Jones Dance Poster (detail) 1982

7 Abstract line- limited to expression Jackson Pollock The Key, 1946 Oil on canvas

8 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-

9 where sky and earth meet Winslow Homer Cloud Shadows, 1890 oil on canvas 61 x 71.1 cm Horizon line-

10 Edge- implied when two of something meet Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa Oil on poplar 30 x 21”

11 Diagonal lines- Claude-Joseph Vernet Claude-Joseph Vernet A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast French, Paris, 1767 Oil on canvas 44 1/2 x 57 3/8 in. convey a feeling of movement

12 diagonal lines- Attributed to Silas A. HolmesSilas A. Holmes St. Paul's Chapel American, New York City, about 1855 Salt print 10 x 14 13/16 in can also indicate depth through perspective in 2-D composition

13 Horizontal lines- Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin French, 1650 – 1651 Landscape with a Calm Oil on canvas 38 3/16 x 51 9/16 in. suggest a feeling of rest because objects parallel to the earth are at rest

14 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 Bavo Dutch, November 1634 Pen and brown ink and watercolor, chalk for transfer to panel 14 13/16 x 15 7/16 in.


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