Sketch of one hand grasping a pole 

This charcoal drawing by Edwin Austin Abbey, a prominent American artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is a study in form and gesture. The sketch, likely a preparatory drawing for a larger work, focuses on a single hand grasping a pole, its contours and musculature rendered with precision and expressive lines. The artist’s meticulous attention to detail and use of shading highlight the hand’s anatomical structure, revealing Abbey's mastery of figurative art.