An artistic technique of creating textural impressions by placing paper over a textured surface and rubbing with pencil, charcoal, or crayon. The method reveals the underlying texture through the transferred marks.
From French 'frotter' meaning 'to rub,' the technique was developed and named by Surrealist artist Max Ernst in 1925. Ernst discovered the method accidentally while staying at a seaside inn, rubbing paper over floorboards to capture their grain.
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