A Woman Asleep (recto); Landscape Composition with Well-Sweep (verso) by Govert Flinck

A Woman Asleep (recto); Landscape Composition with Well-Sweep (verso) 1633 - 1636

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drawing, print

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drawing

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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print

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pencil sketch

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personal sketchbook

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ink drawing experimentation

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pen-ink sketch

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men

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sketchbook drawing

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pencil work

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watercolour illustration

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sketchbook art

"A Woman Asleep (recto); Landscape Composition with Well-Sweep (verso)" is a 17th-century black chalk drawing by Govert Flinck, a prominent Dutch artist. This piece, measuring 4 3/4 x 6 9/16 in., is a study in the mastery of shadow and light, capturing the delicate details of a woman's sleeping form with a subtle, yet evocative, touch. The drawing currently resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, showcasing the artist's early explorations in figure studies during the Baroque period.

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