Marsden Hartley
Movement
fromCHF 49.00
Modern & abstract
Study of Hands
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1842
Four pairs of hands drift down the page in a single, flowing movement, drawn in soft graphite by Ingres in 1842.
CHF 59.00
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About this artwork
Ingres made this sheet of studies in 1842 as preparation for a series of stained glass windows for the Chapel of Saint Ferdinand in Paris. He sketched four sets of hands that seem to cascade down the page in one rhythmic motion, and the way they are arranged on the sheet is part of the pleasure of looking. The drawing is in graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper. By choosing graphite, Ingres recalled the metalpoint drawings of Raphael, deliberately echoing the Renaissance master.
On your wall: Its pale paper tones and quiet graphite lines suit calm interiors such as studies, hallways, bedrooms and living rooms with a restrained, modern feel.
- Title
- Study of Hands
- Artist
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Year
- 1842
- Style
- Modern & abstract
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter who drew deeply on earlier artistic traditions and sought to uphold academic principles at a time when Romanticism was gaining ground. He saw himself as a history painter, yet his portraits, painted and drawn, are regarded as his finest legacy. His expressive handling of form and space later influenced Matisse and Picasso.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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