Dimensions: support: 165 x 204 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This intriguing sketch, titled 'Verso: Sketches of Heads' by an unknown British School artist, presents several head studies in graphite. It feels like a glimpse into an artist's private practice, doesn't it? What catches your eye within its composition? Curator: Note the artist's varied application of line. Some are confident and bold, delineating form, while others are tentative, searching. Observe how the hatching creates volume. It’s a study in contrasts, isn't it? Editor: It is! Curator: The formal elements—the line, the tone, the composition—reveal an artist deeply engaged with the problem of representation. The fragment invites speculation. Editor: Absolutely, I see the same now! This artwork, with its varied lines, has certainly given me much to consider.