Drapery study for "A Venus"

ca. 1868

Not on view

This sensitive study of semi-translucent drapery falling over the back of a chair relates to Moore's painting "A Venus" (1869; York Art Gallery). In the latter, a similar arrangement appears at left placed next to an idealized nude woman who stands before flowering branches and next to two vases. The artist was a leader of the Aesthetic Movement whose proponents believed subject matter to be less important than beautifully arranged forms and harmonious colors. When preparing a composition, Moore made studies of figures, draperies and details which reveal how his ideas developed. His choice of rough brown paper to serve a support for studies was taken up by James McNeill Whistler who used it for pastel drawings.

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Title: Drapery study for "A Venus"
Artist: Albert Joseph Moore (British, York 1841–1893 London)
Date: ca. 1868
Medium: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 in. × 8 11/16 in. (33 × 22 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of James David Draper, from the Robert Isaacson Collection, 2019
Object Number: 2021.15.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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