1790
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Studies of a Male Figure is a 1790 graphite by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows five quick drawings of a naked man in different poses. Some are standing, some sitting, and one is lying down. The lines are loose and rough, almost like doodles. The paper looks old and worn. The artist focused on how the body moves and bends. The drawings feel more like practice than a finished work. Check out Romanticism to see how artists like this used emotion and movement 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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