Study for "The Wise and Foolish Virgins"

Frederic, Lord Leighton

Associated Names
Frederic, Lord Leighton

Artist, British, 1830 - 1896

This is a drawing of draped fabric. It features detailed pencil sketches of fabric that appears to be draped or folded elegantly. The main section shows a larger volume of fabric with subtle shading indicating folds and creases. Above and beside are two smaller sketches of the same draped fabric. The detailed, flowing curves and lines of the fabric convey its texture and weight. The drawing is executed in a minimalist style, focusing on lights and shadows to highlight the form of the fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45 x 29.5 cm (17 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.106

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1978-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • The English Avant-Garde of the 1880s: Aesthetes, Rebels, and Feminists, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, 1985.

Wikidata ID

Q64570699

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