1879
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Standing Nude with Crossed Arms is a 1879 ink by John Dawson Watson, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a barefoot person standing sideways, arms crossed over their chest. Their hair is long and loose, and they’re bare-chested with one arm bent at the elbow. The background looks like rough, wavy lines, maybe water or clouds. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to draw the body, leaving some areas blank instead of filling them in. It feels more like a fast study than a finished picture. Check out the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
John Dawson Watson (20 May 1832 – 3 January 1892) was a British painter, watercolorist, and illustrator.
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