Sheet of Sketches
1865
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1865
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a tangle of quick lines on paper—faces, hands, a horse, a crouching figure—all jostling together like thoughts in a sketchbook. Chifflart drew straight onto copper plates, treating metal like scrap paper. The ink catches every flick of his wrist, so the marks feel alive. These weren’t meant to be framed; they were private warm-ups, passed around like postcards. If you like the loose, scribbly energy, look up *impasto*.
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