Art Institute of Chicago
Lion's Head and Sketch of a Lion
Edmé Saint-Marcel
- Date
- c. 1860-70
- Medium
- Charcoal and graphite, with stumping, and red chalk with touches of white chalk, on brown wove paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The resting head of this sizable lion and the inset detail of his full body suggest that the artist was sketching from life. The rich textures of the chalk highlights and the overall detail reveal that the sleeping pose was no accident, and that the drawing was in fact made in the only moment the animal remained still enough to be captured on paper.
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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