The phrase
"brown ink" refers to the color of ink that is brown.
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I didn't have any craft paint that wasn't all dried up, so I used a
dark brown ink pad to rub the edges of the pages.
1853, Charles Meryon (French, 1821 — 1868), etching and engraving
in brown ink on laid paper, fourth of six states.
Image Credit: The Vampire (Le Stryge), 1853, Charles Meryon (French, 1821 — 1868), etching in
brown ink on laid paper, fourth of eight states.
Workshop of Hugo van der Goes (Flemish, ca. 1440 — 1482), Kneeling Lady, ca. 1480 — 1500, Pen and
brown ink with traces of black chalk.
George Romney, Study for «The Lapland Witch,» circa 1775 — 77, brush and brown wash, with pen and
brown ink over graphite, laid down, 19 ⅝ x 11 3/16 in., Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jean - Antoine Watteau, Two Studies of a Soldier Viewed from Behind, ca. 1712, Red chalk,
within brown ink framing lines, 6 5/16 x 6 1/8 inches (Yale University Art Gallery)
Inscribed, signed, and dated «From Life Registered Photograph Copyright Julia Margaret Cameron...» in
brown ink below the More...
Lettered in pen and
brown ink by the artist, QVIS EVADET / NEMO 18 1/8 x 13 15/16 inches (460 x 354 mm) The Pierpont Morgan Library Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910; III, 145
Anthony van Dyck (1599 — 1641) Portrait Study of Anna van Thielen and Her Daughter, Anna Maria Rombouts, ca. 1631 — 32 Black chalk, pen, and
brown ink 12 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.
Wood board Paint (I used white and brown)
Brown Ink Vinyl (any color — we are just using as a stencil) Mod Podge
1853, Charles Meryon (French, 1821 — 1868) etching and drypoint in dark
brown ink on blue laid paper, fifth of eleven states.
Paul Gauguin, Human Misery from the Volpini Suite (1889), zincograph printed in reddish -
brown ink with borderlines in graphite on yellow wove paper, sheet 43.9 x 53.9 cm.
Pietro Fancelli, Study for Orpheus and Eurydice (recto); A Bacchanal Procession (verso), circa 1800 — 10, pen and
brown ink over graphite on paper, 16 x 22 ⅛ in., Minneapolis Institute of Art
Inscribed to «Will» with a birthday dedication, and signed «Sally + Larry»
in brown ink on the More...
1854, Charles Meryon (French, 1821 — 1868), etching and drypoint in
dark brown ink on laid paper, first of two states.
In fact, I often use
a brown ink as I find it gives a good strong line but is a little less stark than the pure black.
Ludovico Carracci, Judith Beheading Holofernes, circa 1583 — 85, pen and
brown ink, brush and brown wash, squared in black chalk; laid down, 9 1/4 x 15 ⅜ in., Minneapolis Institute of Art
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino (Parma 1503 — 1540 Casalmaggiore), Man Standing Beside a Plinth on which He Rests a Book, and a Study of Saint Luke, ca. 1530, Pen and
brown ink, brown wash, on paper.
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Hercules, 1641 — 42, pen and
brown ink, 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 in., Minneapolis Institute of Art
Albrecht Dürer Adam and Eve, 1504 Pen and
brown ink, brown wash, corrections in white Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Benvenuto Cellini, A Satyr, 1544/1545 pen and
brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper; laid down, with framing line in brown ink National Gallery of Art, Washington, Woodner Collection, Patrons» Permanent Fund
Jean - Michel Cels Clouds Study, ca. 1838 — 42 oil on brown paper, mounted on card; inscribed in pen and
brown ink on verso at upper left, V (ernis); cop (al) etendu de terb (enthine): 10 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.
Norbert Goeneutte, Femme vue de face (1894), lithograph printed in
brown ink, image 53.18 x 25.24 cm, sheet 60.01 x 43.5 cm.
John Tenniel (1820 — 1914), The White Rabbit, 1864 - 1865, Preparatory drawing, graphite with pen and
brown ink on paper.
Pen and
brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk, stylus ruling, and compass construction (recto), black chalk, some ruling in black chalk (verso).
Ghosh has overwritten them with a quick hand in
brown ink, as though he wanted to touch them in some space beyond their symbolism; as though he could scratch open the symbolic universe they circulate within.
Brown ink and wash and white gouache on paper.
Hendrik Goltzius (1558 - 1617), Young Man Holding a Skull and a Tulip, 1614, Pen and
brown ink on paper.
Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674 - 1755), Self - Portrait, ca. 1730, Pen and
brown ink over traces of graphite on paper.
van Rijn (1606 - 1669), Two Studies of Saskia Asleep, ca. 1635 - 37, Pen and
brown ink and wash on paper.
Jan Bruegel (1568 — 1625), A View of the Tiber in Rome with the Ponte Sisto and Saint Peter's in the Distance, ca. 1594, pen and
brown ink and wash and blue watercolor over black chalk, Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum, 2017.20.
David Bailly (1584 — 1657) Portrait of a Lute Player (after Frans Hals) Pen and
brown ink, with brown and gray washes; framing line by the artist in brown ink.
Pen and
brown ink on onionskin paper.
Jan Cossiers (1600 — 1671) Flemish Portrait of the Artist's Son Guilliellemus Black and red chalk, a few touches of white chalk; some lines strengthened with pen and
brown ink.
Numbered and inscribed, probably in the artist's hand, at upper left, in
brown ink, 21; at upper right, Guilliellemus Cossiers.
Inscribed to «Will» with a birthday dedication, and signed «Sally + Larry» in
brown ink on the verso.
Louis - François Cassas (1756 - 1827), Landscape with Arch of Drusus, 1778, Pen and
brown ink, and watercolor, over black chalk.
Flora by Unidentified Artist Flora: cut paper on paperboard, with pen and
brown ink, 1796.
Inscribed, signed, and dated»... Peter Hutchinson 1993» in
brown ink c.l., titled in brown ink u.c., identified on a label from Obelisk Gallery, More...
Paolo Veronese (1528 — 1588) Studies for The Finding of Moses, 1575 — 85Pen and
brown ink, brown wash Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909
Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Sheet of Studies [recto], probably 1470/1480, pen and
brown ink over black chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.2.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 — 1640), Angel Blowing a Trumpet, Facing Left, ca. 1617 - 20, black chalk, white chalk with wet brush, pen and black -
brown ink, squared in black chalk, purchased as the gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of Mr. Walter C. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stern, The Morgan Library & Museum, 1957.1.
Vincent van Gogh (1853 — 1890), Letter to Paul Gauguin, 17 October 1888, with a sketch of Bedroom at Arles, pen and
brown ink on graph paper, Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum, MA 6447.
Nicolas Poussin (1594 — 1665), The Holy Family on the Steps, pen and
brown ink, brown wash, with touches of gray wash, over black chalk, on paper.