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Figure drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures, using any of the drawing media. The term can also refer to the act of producing such a drawing. The degree of representation may range from highly detailed, anatomically correct renderings to loose and expressive sketches.
Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944) [1] was an American illustrator who created the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century.
An iconic Gibson Girl portrait by its creator, Charles Dana Gibson, circa 1891. The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. [1]
On 11 May 1994, the work was sold by Sotheby's for $11.6 million (with fees) as part of an auction of Cherry's collection. [2] Its sale, again by Sotheby's, on 27 June 2023 set an auction record for a work by Gustav Klimt, and was the highest price paid for an artwork in a public sale in Europe.
The painting was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum in 1929, as part of the H.O. Havemeyer Collection. [4] The painting has been widely exhibited while on loan from the Metropolitan Museum at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the Parish Art Museum, Southampton, NY; Newark Museum, NJ; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC; Santa Barbara ...
Young Girl with a Flower Basket has been described as a "masterpiece, depicting a statuesque nude with a melancholy expression". [6] The art historian John Richardson described the subject as a "sultry looking gamin", while the painting's former owner, Gertrude Stein complained that the girl has "feet like a monkey". [5]
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A sketch may serve a number of purposes: it might record something that the artist sees, it might record or develop an idea for later use or it might be used as a quick way of graphically demonstrating an image, idea or principle. Sketching is the most inexpensive art medium. [5] Sketches can be made in any drawing medium.