Studies for Lunettes 1890 - 1897

"Studies for Lunettes" is a collection of sketches by Charles Sprague Pearce created between 1890 and 1897. The artwork features eight preliminary drawings of figures in a variety of poses, some in the form of lunettes, a semi-circular architectural element. Pearce was a prominent American artist known for his allegorical figures, and this work reveals the artist's process of developing compositions and exploring figure arrangements, characteristic of academic art.