Eugène Delacroix regularly drew the human figure from life to sharpen the anatomical understanding that underpinned his large narrative paintings. This study of a woman seen from behind captures the curve of the spine and the fall of drapery or hair with quick, fluid strokes, typical of the preparatory studies he produced throughout his career. Works like this show the disciplined observation that lay beneath the emotional intensity of Delacroix's finished Romantic paintings.
Printed with archival giclée inks on smooth, acid-free 220 gsm gallery-grade fine-art paper; available in multiple sizes.
