Sketches of Grotesque Faces

About this work

This sketchbook page is packed with quick, rough drawings. There are four faces—two pairs—all squinting or grinning in odd ways. Some look angry, others confused. The artist used light pencil lines and added faint pink or brown washes for color. A few scribbles in the corners look like furniture or people, but they’re barely there. The handwriting in the margins names real people, like "Cecil Trafford" and "Carrot Allen." These might be the people sketched here, but the artist didn’t make them look real—they’re more like funny, exaggerated cartoons. If you like these odd, expressive faces, check out Romanticism for more art that plays with emotion over perfection.