Les Malades et les medicins: No. 4, Lew Homéopathes
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Les Malades et les medicins: No. 4, Lew Homéopathes is a 1804 by Cham, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two older men in a dim room. One stands, leaning on a table with a hat and books, looking frustrated. The other sits slumped in a chair, holding a cane, with a shawl draped over his shoulders. The artist used quick, loose lines to draw their wrinkled faces and rumpled clothes. The standing man’s gesture looks like he’s scolding or explaining something—maybe about medicine. The sketch’s rough style makes it feel like a snapshot of a real moment, not a polished portrait. Check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow to create drama.
