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Seated lion, two lion head studies
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Théodore GéricaultFrench Artist · 1791–1824
All works by this person →> 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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The drawings in his sketchbooks show that Théodore Géricault had to laboriously develop and practice his ideas in order to later produce paintings that seemed easy and assured. Here he practiced drawing a lion's head and reclining body.
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