Skeleton Study Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906). Skeleton Study, ca. 1848. Black and red crayon and white chalk on beige, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, Sheet: 20 3/16 x 10 3/8 in. ( x cm). When Daniel Huntington made this drawing, he was a highly regarded painter in New York’s cultural world. Portraiture was his dominant output, but here his technical expertise as a draftsman is evident. Skeleton Study is based on the figure of a dancing male faun from a Hellenistic sculpture. Knowing the correct structure of the skeleton underlying the body’s flesh is central t
Skeleton Study Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906). Skeleton Study, ca. 1848. Black and red crayon and white chalk on beige, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, Sheet: 20 3/16 x 10 3/8 in. ( x cm). When Daniel Huntington made this drawing, he was a highly regarded painter in New York’s cultural world. Portraiture was his dominant output, but here his technical expertise as a draftsman is evident. Skeleton Study is based on the figure of a dancing male faun from a Hellenistic sculpture. Knowing the correct structure of the skeleton underlying the body’s flesh is central to anatomical drawing and a key principle in the academic tradition. American Art ca. 1848
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