1760
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Decorative Sculpture with a Woman Seen from Behind is a 1760 graphite by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two parts: on the left, four animals—two horses and two birds—stand on a pedestal with a shield in the middle. On the right, a woman in a loose dress stands with her back to us, holding something in her right hand. The animals look like they’re carved in stone, but the lines are light, like a quick study. The woman’s posture is simple, almost like a rough draft. If you like sketches like this, check out Robert, Hubert.
Hubert Robert (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.
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