Artwork
Study VII (Oporto)
Study VII (Oporto) is a drawing by Robert Mason. It dates from 2005 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
It’s bold and dynamic, pulled from real shapes like those on construction sites.
Robert Mason’s Study VII (Oporto) is a 2005 drawing. It’s bold and dynamic, pulled from real shapes like those on construction sites. The marks feel alive, almost abstract but rooted in what he saw.
He taught drawing at Wimbledon School of Art for eight years. His work nods to Graham Sutherland’s older drawings. The lines push and pull like energy captured on paper.
Check out his other drawings if you like this. Look up artist: Mason, Robert.
Overview
Robert Mason's 2005 drawing, Study VII (Oporto), is a dynamic work characterized by bold, expressive marks.
Technique & Style
The drawing's energetic lines and abstracted forms evoke the artist's observations of real-world shapes, such as those found on construction sites. Mason's style recalls the work of Graham Sutherland from the 1940s and 1950s.
History & Provenance
Mason taught the MA drawing course at Wimbledon School of Art from 1995 to 2003, a period that likely influenced his artistic development during this time.
Artist & collection
Artist
Robert Mason made large charcoal drawings of European cities in the early 2000s. Study VII (Oporto) shows Porto’s granite riverfront and stacked houses in thick, smudged strokes that feel both ancient and fragile. His…
