Study of a Barber shaving a Man's Head
Study of a Barber shaving a Man's Head
Study of a Barber shaving a Man's HeadInscribed with artist's shorthandPencil and pen and brown inkSheet 11.5 by 18.1 cm., 4 ½ by 7 in.The repeating motif of arms and heads creates a pleasing pattern through the sheet and despite the fact that this is a rapid sketch produced for personal pleasure, or to record an aspect of everyday life in South China, demonstrates the artist's innate sense of design.){kind=link}
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Study of a Barber shaving a Man's Head
Inscribed with artist's shorthand
Pencil and pen and brown ink
Sheet 11.5 by 18.1 cm., 4 ½ by 7 in.
The repeating motif of arms and heads creates a pleasing pattern through the sheet and despite the fact that this is a rapid sketch produced for personal pleasure, or to record an aspect of everyday life in South China, demonstrates the artist's innate sense of design.