Saturday, May 29, 2010

G F Watts - Sketches













[Sketchbook]
from a leather-bound sketchbook, dated Jan 1851
pencil

[Figure studies believed to be Ellen Terry]
pencil
8 3/4 x 12 1/4"

[Vesuvius, Bay of Naples]

[The Death of Elias]
red chalk
11 1/4 x 16"

2 comments:

ana said...

Very beautiful, indeed!

Hermes said...

I liked the Ellen Terry especially. But I love to see these preparatory sketches to see how the final paintings develop.