Herbert Draper is a favorite artist of many. His figure studies are appreciated nearly as much as his full-blown paintings. Here are a few for those of you who are fans of the Draper method.
I've seen this guy's work before, but I guess I just lumped him in with Waterhouse. Well now that I have a name to go with it, I've been stocking up via Google images like theres no tomorrow. It's like you've opened the flood gates for me.
It's surprising how few Drapers you can find in museums. There should be something of his in every major museum. I don't know why he never achieved an Alma Tadema level of recognition. Anyway, great post.
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My name is Thom Buchanan.
I'm an artist and photographer.
People are my favorite subjects to portray in art and photos. My wife (and studio partner) has called that my 'people skills', as I've been passionately creating portrait studies for many years.
I refer to myself as a pictorialist, a combination of image-making and journalist. Images are my life.
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def one of the best of his era and imo belongs in the same class as Waterhouse, Leighton, Alma-Tadema etc etc. nice stuff Thomas, thanks!
I am certainly one of those Draper method fans. Thanks so much for posting these, Thom!
Thanks guys, I just had a feeling that someone might like these.
I've seen this guy's work before, but I guess I just lumped him in with Waterhouse. Well now that I have a name to go with it, I've been stocking up via Google images like theres no tomorrow. It's like you've opened the flood gates for me.
Thanks much!
You can't go wrong with good figure drawing - thanks Thom.
So wonderful
wonderful drawings!
His faces are incredible!
Thank you. He is one of my favs!
It's surprising how few Drapers you can find in museums. There should be something of his in every major museum. I don't know why he never achieved an Alma Tadema level of recognition. Anyway, great post.
Tom, not just the museums. Why in the world that more books aren't available for him and a hundred and one other fabulous artists is beyond me.
By the way, I'm a big fan of your work!
That was a bit of an understatement. I could easily go on about such things. Thanks for the kind words about my art.
We have a Draper in the Art Gallery Of South Australia - it features frolicking sea nymphs
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