1760
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Statue of Alexander and Bucephalus [recto] is a 1760 chalk by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a horse and rider tangled together. The horse rears up, its legs tangled in the rider’s cloak. The rider clings on, one arm raised like they’re falling backward. The lines are loose and quick, almost like scribbles. The drawing looks like a study—not finished, just rough shapes and movement. It’s all in black chalk on a textured paper, with no background. Look up Robert, Hubert to see more of his quick, sketchy style.
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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