1830
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Study of Arabs is a 1830 graphite by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows five people in loose, flowing clothes, walking together. The colors are mostly soft—light blues, browns, and whites—with a few bold strokes like the red on one person’s sleeve. The lines are quick and rough, almost like a hurried sketch. The artist focused on movement and quick gestures, not perfect details. This style fits the Romanticism movement, which often emphasized emotion and action over realism. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style shaped other artworks.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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