Tom – Florenz

Britische Grafik 1830–1839, 1838

The image is an ink and chalk drawing depicting several studies of figures, focusing primarily on legs and feet. In the foreground, there is a detailed rendering of a set of legs viewed from various angles, some folded underneath the body, with the feet closely together, suggesting a reclining posture. The lower body is covered in cloth that appears to be loosely draped, and the rest of the figure is not detailed. Up above, there are faint outlines of additional figures sketched with less detail, capturing the forms in various resting or reclining postures, with one set of crossed feet visible in the upper left corner. The figures have no discernible facial features due to the sketch's focus on the lower body forms and the roughness of the lines. There is a signature at the bottom.
Künstler
Britische Grafik 1830–1839
Datierung
1838
Gattung
Zeichnung
Technik
graphite, white gouache, and pen and brown ink on tan wove paper
Maße
27,4 × 18,5 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

The image is an ink and chalk drawing depicting several studies of figures, focusing primarily on legs and feet. In the foreground, there is a detailed rendering of a set of legs viewed from various angles, some folded underneath the body, with the feet closely together, suggesting a reclining posture. The lower body is covered in cloth that appears to be loosely draped, and the rest of the figure is not detailed. Up above, there are faint outlines of additional figures sketched with less detail, capturing the forms in various resting or reclining postures, with one set of crossed feet visible in the upper left corner. The figures have no discernible facial features due to the sketch's focus on the lower body forms and the roughness of the lines. There is a signature at the bottom.

Britische Grafik 1830–1839