Acrobats
David Bomberg, English, 1890 - 1957
Date:
1913-1914Medium:
Charcoal with erasing and conte crayon on laid paperDimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/2 x 22 7/16 inches (47 x 57 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New york / DACS, LondonCuratorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1981-21-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and the Fiske Kimball Fund, 1981
1913-1914Medium:
Charcoal with erasing and conte crayon on laid paperDimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/2 x 22 7/16 inches (47 x 57 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New york / DACS, LondonCuratorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1981-21-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and the Fiske Kimball Fund, 1981
Label:
The soft, dusty passages of charcoal are reinforced by touches of black crayon in some of the darkest lines of this drawing. The presence of the artist's hand can be sensed in the areas where he pressed his finger into a pliable eraser and removed charcoal to create highlights.
The soft, dusty passages of charcoal are reinforced by touches of black crayon in some of the darkest lines of this drawing. The presence of the artist's hand can be sensed in the areas where he pressed his finger into a pliable eraser and removed charcoal to create highlights.