Football Players Sketch 1954

Theophilus Brown’s 1954 “Football Players Sketch” is a gestural work on paper, employing an abstract style. The artist used washes of watercolor and pencil lines to represent the figures. The work’s loose and improvisational style evokes a sense of movement and energy. The figures, rendered in fragmented forms, suggest the dynamic action of a game. The artist's use of washes gives a sense of immediacy and spontaneity to the work, conveying the sense of action and motion in the scene. This abstract interpretation of a familiar subject offers viewers a new perspective on the athleticism and grace of the sport.