1957
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Study of a female nude for sculpture is a 1957 by Reg Butler, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman’s back and side, drawn in soft pencil strokes. Her pose is loose, with one arm bent and the other resting on her hip. The lines are smudged in places, giving it a quick, unfinished feel. The drawing looks like a practice piece—likely for a sculpture. The artist focused on shapes and shadows, not details. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build form with lines.
A pencil drawing by Reg Butler from 1957 depicts a female nude figure with arms raised. On the reverse side of the sheet, another study of the same subject is present.
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Reginald Cotterell Butler was an English sculptor. He was born at Bridgefoot House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire to Frederick William Butler (1880–1937) and Edith (1880–1969), daughter of blacksmith William Barltrop, of…
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