Bust and Full Length Figure (from Sketchbook) 1796 - 1886

"Bust and Full Length Figure (from Sketchbook)" is a pencil drawing by American artist Asher Brown Durand, created between 1796 and 1886. This intimate work, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, showcases Durand's talent for capturing the human form. The piece depicts a woman's head in profile and a full-length figure, suggesting studies for a larger composition. Durand, a prominent figure in the Hudson River School movement, is known for his detailed landscapes, but this sketch reveals his skill in rendering the human form with nuanced lines and a sense of naturalism.