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Untitled

Edward Coley, Sir Burne-Jones

1833

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Nude

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1833 by Edward Coley, Sir Burne-Jones, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Edward Coley, Sir Burne-Jones
When & what style?: 1833 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This sketch shows a reclining figure wrapped in flowing cloth. The lines are loose and quick, almost like scribbles. The paper is light, and the charcoal leaves smudgy edges. The artist focused on the way fabric folds and moves over the body. It looks like they were practicing how to draw drapery. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.