He based the painting “Flying Fish” on a charcoal study from a live model. The figure’s pose, with the foreshortened near arm, is delightful. He keeps his tonal masses simple. The light mass is kept light throughout, allowing much of the upper figure to read very delicately as light-against-light.
Images from the “Inspirational Works of Art” archive (which contains some artistic nudity). Thanks, Keita!
If you like Draper, you’ll like Waterhouse, Leighton, Tadema, Solomon, and Dicksee.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bernard_Dicksee
And there's a 2003 book on Herbert Draper.
L-o-v-e-l-y. I like the charcoal drawing just as much ... I love seeing the background/original sketches, they are so magical.
ReplyDeleteLesser known? I should hope not, I love Herbert Draper. I was actually planning on doing a tribute post in a couple weeks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the additional links, but could you double check the link for Frank Dicksee?, it doesn't seem to be working.
Thanks, Erik. Dicksee Ficksee'd
ReplyDeleteInspirational indeed. I just discovered that blog a few weeks ago. Rich with wonderful paintings and drawings. Thanks for getting the word out.
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ReplyDeleteThis work is proof that you need to combine reference (live models and photos) with your imagination to get a truly stunning piece.
These guys are all faves of mine, and the blog-link a new source of enjoyment. Thank you much.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love being able to see the original sketch. Thanks!
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