1790
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Airborne? Figures Reaching out to One Another is a 1790 graphite by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two nude figures floating in midair, reaching toward each other. Their bodies are loose and quick, drawn with light, sketchy lines. The paper has a textured, off-white look, like old notebook paper. The artist left out details—no faces, no clothes, just the basic shapes of arms and legs. It feels like a quick study, not a finished drawing. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style played with emotion and movement.
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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