Studies of Notus for "The Winds"
1924
charcoal
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1924
charcoal
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
John Singer Sargent drew two men in wild poses for a big painting called *The Winds*. One guy leans way back, the other twists forward. Sargent kept it loose—just black charcoal on paper. He sketched three hands grabbing round objects. The lines are sharp but fuzzy too, using a trick called scumbling to make shadows pop. If you like how he moves charcoal around, look up scumbling next.
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