Extent of Motion, Front and Side View Equipoised, Supported on One Leg
1829
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1829
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Extent of Motion, Front and Side View Equipoised, Supported on One Leg is a 1829 ink by George Scharf, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a simple outline of a standing figure, one leg lifted, balanced on the other. It’s a study in movement, like a dancer frozen mid-pose. The artist drew it to test how weight shifts when you stand on one leg. Scharf made this as a proof before adding text. It’s not a finished print—just a test run. The line is clean, almost like a sketch you’d see in a science book today. Check out more of Scharf, George at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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