'Marie Hayes'
1910
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1910
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
'Marie Hayes' is a 1910 by Walter Richard Sickert, depicting sitting, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a person sitting in a chair, drawn with loose, quick lines. The figure’s face is simple but expressive, with a slight smile and tired eyes. The chair and nearby furniture are barely suggested—just enough to show the setting. The artist signed it *"Marie Hayes"* in the corner, but we don’t know if that’s the person in the sketch. The drawing looks like it was made fast, with some areas filled in with thin, repeated lines. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
