Andromeda (schets) 1857 - 1910

"Andromeda (schets)" is a charcoal drawing on paper by John Macallan Swan. It is a study for a larger work, perhaps a painting, and depicts a reclining female figure. Swan's use of charcoal creates a sense of movement and fluidity, contrasting with the starkness of the blue paper. The white chalk outlines suggest a figure, perhaps Andromeda herself, in the upper portion of the composition. This drawing, created between 1857 and 1910, exemplifies Swan's interest in capturing the essence of form and movement in a single, expressive stroke.