Studies for "Heaven" and "Hell"
1910
charcoal
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1910
charcoal
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This charcoal drawing shows three men lying in a circle. Two on the left look peaceful. One on the right is tense, with sharp shadows. Sargent made this over thirteen years. He kept changing it, adding and erasing lines. The paper shows where he pressed hard, then softened. Check out how he used cross-hatching to build shadows. See it? Cross-hatching
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