1760
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Two Seated Women with Male Figure between Them [verso] is a 1760 chalk by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women sitting side by side, with a smaller figure between them. The women are drawn in loose, flowing lines, their dresses simple and flowing. One woman holds a fan, and the other rests her hand on the small figure’s shoulder. The paper has a textured look, and the drawing is mostly in black chalk. The quick, sketchy style suggests the artist was working fast, maybe practicing poses. The lines are light in some spots, heavy in others, giving a sense of movement. Next, look up technique: sfumato to see how artists use soft edges like these.
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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