1833
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Head of a Spanish Monk is a 1833 watercolor by John Frederick Lewis, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bearded man in a hooded robe, his face half-lit with tired eyes. The lines are loose and quick, like a hasty sketch. The background is mostly blank, with just a few red and blue strokes at the bottom. The artist used soft colors—pale blues, browns, and a touch of red—to suggest light and shadow. The hood’s folds are drawn with confident, sweeping strokes. Next, look up Lewis, John Frederick (RA POWCS) to see how he used sketches like this in his work.
John Frederick Lewis (1804–1876) was an English Orientalist painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in detailed watercolour or oils, very often repeating the same composition in a version in each…
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