Untitled
1833
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1833
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1833 by Robert Thorburn, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing depicts a nude male figure standing with his back to the viewer. The figure is positioned with his weight shifted onto his right leg, while his left leg is relaxed and slightly bent at the knee. A cloth is draped over a pedestal behind him. The drawing is rendered in a range of values, from deep shadows to bright highlights, which creates a sense of volume and texture. The artist's use of hatching and cross-hatching techniques adds depth and dimension to the figure. The drawing's focus on the human form and its expressive use of light and shadow are characteristic of the Romanticism movement. To learn more about this style, explore the Romanticism movement.
The drawing depicts a plaster cast of the Venus, accompanied by a preliminary sketch of the same figure on its reverse side. It was created by Robert Thorburn in 1833, the year he enrolled as a student at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, where the cast was located.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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