A Drawing Lesson Constantine Hertzberg (American, born Germany, 1833-1919). A Drawing Lesson, 1865. Black ink on thick, cream, smooth wove paper, Sheet: 10 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. ( x cm). Constantine Hertzberg rendered this detailed scene with remarkably fine and precise ink lines. In addition to demonstrating his masterful draftsmanship, the drawing reflects changes related to artistic training and gender in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This period witnessed the rise of the professional female artist, for whom drawing was a key component of artistic training rather than mere
A Drawing Lesson Constantine Hertzberg (American, born Germany, 1833-1919). A Drawing Lesson, 1865. Black ink on thick, cream, smooth wove paper, Sheet: 10 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. ( x cm). Constantine Hertzberg rendered this detailed scene with remarkably fine and precise ink lines. In addition to demonstrating his masterful draftsmanship, the drawing reflects changes related to artistic training and gender in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This period witnessed the rise of the professional female artist, for whom drawing was a key component of artistic training rather than merely a genteel amateur accomplishment. At the time he made this work, Hertzberg was a drawing instructor at the Cooper Union School of Design for Women in New York, so the subject of his image could be autobiographical. American Art 1865
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