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Compositional studies

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Théodore Géricault

French Artist · 1791–1824

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> Obstacles and difficulties which repel mediocre men are a necessity and nourishment to genius. They mature and elevate it, when in an easier road it would have remained cold. > > --Théodore Géricault Géricault's fiery, daring personality and short life fit the mold of Romantic artists of his era and, along with his controversial paintings, profoundly influenced nineteenth-century art. Despite ab

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Date
1812–1814
Medium
Graphite
Culture
French
Department
Drawings
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
09a5b6a0-2fb2-4635-88d2-370d1452c5fe

Théodore Géricault divided this sheet into four sections that he then filled with various scenes, one of which is drawn over the head of a horse. One contains nude men fighting, another a man on a rock, and another a lion hunt.

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