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Study for a Lunette

Charles Sprague Pearce

1894

graphite

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Dancing

Dominant colour

Study for a Lunette is a 1894 graphite by Charles Sprague Pearce, a Impressionism work, depicting Dancing, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Charles Sprague Pearce
When & what style?: 1894 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a half-finished lunette in graphite. The curved shape is just roughed in, with light shading on the left side. Pearce used soft pencil on tan paper to build up the curve of a ceiling. The edges fade out where the drawing was cut down later. You can see the pencil marks where he checked the angles. Look up Charles Sprague Pearce next if you want to see more ceiling fresco studies like this one.