Sailboat on a Raging Sea – (Géricault) ◄ Tidligere næste ►

Artist: Géricault

dato: 1819

størrelse: 15 x 24 cm

museum: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, United States)

Teknik: Drawing

In this drawing, made during a trip to Le Havre to observe the motion of the waves, Théodore Géricault showed his love of action and the technique of animated brushwork he used to express it. He intensified the dramatic effect of the ship pitching in the waves by applying accents of white gouache highlighting to the tumultuous waves, the edges of the storm-tossed ship