Studies of Horses, Hands, and Feet (recto); Studies of Heads and Figures (verso) ca. 1822–27 Eugène Delacroix French Delacroix’s teacher Guérin advocated for the study of nature over imitating the antique. This proved fundamental to the younger artist’s development. He later wrote, "It is generally acknowledged that what is known as creation in the great painters is only a special manner in which each of them saw, coordinated, and rendered nature." Delacroix’s general manner of "coordinating and rendering nature" was summary, a quality exemplified in this study sheet of horses, hands, and feet
Studies of Horses, Hands, and Feet (recto); Studies of Heads and Figures (verso) ca. 1822–27 Eugène Delacroix French Delacroix’s teacher Guérin advocated for the study of nature over imitating the antique. This proved fundamental to the younger artist’s development. He later wrote, "It is generally acknowledged that what is known as creation in the great painters is only a special manner in which each of them saw, coordinated, and rendered nature." Delacroix’s general manner of "coordinating and rendering nature" was summary, a quality exemplified in this study sheet of horses, hands, and feet observed from multiple angles. With minimal strokes of the pen, he could convey the quality of something Studies of Horses, Hands, and Feet (recto); Studies of Heads and Figures (verso) 342876
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