Studies for "The Fall of Gog and Magog"
1910
charcoal
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1910
charcoal
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see two horse heads in charcoal. Their eyes roll wild. Mouths show teeth. Muscles bunch under rough fur. The paper’s blue-gray glow makes the dark charcoal pop. Sargent made these while planning a big mural. He studied movement and mood. Just two heads fill the page with life. No backgrounds. Just raw power. Try looking up Sargent, John Singer.
![Studies for "Shoeing Calvary Horses at the Front" [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/c49cae3ecf667bff/thumb.webp)
![Studies of a Cow [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/80694066ae3cfdb3/thumb.webp)
