Leaning, Flying and Falling
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
Leaning, Flying and Falling is a 1829 ink by George Scharf, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows four quick drawings of a single person doing different things. One leans on a pole, another stretches arms wide mid-air, a third flips upside down, and the last tumbles forward. The lines are loose and light, like quick notes. The words *Balance*, *Flying*, *Leaning*, and *Falling* label each pose, hinting at motion. The artist focused on how bodies move—not details. Look up lithography to see how this sketch was made.
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