Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Lament for Icarus



Another Herbert Draper painting, one of his more famous, The Lament for Icarus, and a few of his sketch studies. I hope I'm not alone in the fascination of study drawings and how they are instrumental in the architecture and spirit of a painting.




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3 comments:

  1. M. D. JacksonSeptember 22, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    You most certainly are not alone in that fascination, Thom. Any items that provide insight into a great artist's working process is of tremendous value to me.

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  2. Thomas Haller BuchananSeptember 22, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    Alright! Thanks for letting me know that.

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  3. Kinsman of the DragonSeptember 23, 2009 at 1:56 AM

    You're certainly not alone... On most occasions you posted sketches, I also prefered them to the finished painting...Don't know why... They're kinda more sober than the finished product while being very soulful...Less "pompier".
    But I sure love what Herbert Draper did!

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