1790
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sheet of Sketches, including Two Warriors Fighting is a 1790 graphite by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows rough, quick drawings of people in action. On the left, two figures wrestle or fight, their bodies twisted in motion. To the right, another person rides a horse, while a third person lies on the ground, possibly fallen or injured. The lines are loose and uneven, like hurried notes. The paper has a textured, off-white background, and the graphite lines are light in some spots, darker in others. It looks like the artist was practicing movement and energy in figures. Check out the Romanticism movement next to see how artists used emotion and drama in their work.
John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was an English sculptor and draughtsman who was a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism.
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