Lily stem

drawing, paper

drawing

toned paper

light pencil work

16_19th-century

old engraving style

hand drawn type

paper

personal sketchbook

german

ink drawing experimentation

ink colored

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

"Lily Stem" is a pencil sketch by the German artist Peter Becker (1828- ), currently housed in the Städel Museum. The delicate, detailed lines of the drawing capture the graceful form of the lily, with its long stem and three blooming flowers. The sketch exemplifies Becker's keen observation of nature, a characteristic common in his artwork. The simplicity of the composition and the light strokes of the pencil give the drawing an airy and elegant quality. Becker's "Lily Stem" is a testament to the beauty of the natural world.