Study of Atlas

Charles Hazelwood Shannon

Associated Names
Charles Haslewood Shannon

Artist, British, 1863 - 1937

The image shows a person in a dynamic pose, standing with a slightly bent posture, legs apart, and head bent downwards. There is an outlined large circle on the person's back, suggesting a heavy object. The sketch features well-defined muscles, bold lines, rough facial features, and simple hair lines. The figure is unclothed, and there are no visible items. The background is neutral with sketched outlines implying movement or multiple exposures of the same pose. The drawing is in dark pencil or charcoal on off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.6 x 21.9 cm (10 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.162

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henry Scipio Reitlinger, London [1882-1950] (Lugt 2274a); (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1982-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Charles Shannon, R.A; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 5241

Watermarks

Canson & Montgolfier

Wikidata ID

Q64538647

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