Minotaur

jamesabbottmcneillwhistler

drawing

imaginative character sketch

light pencil work

personal sketchbook

idea generation sketch

sketchwork

character sketch

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

initial sketch

"Minotaur" is a pencil sketch by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The drawing, possibly a study for a larger work, depicts the mythological creature, the Minotaur, in profile. The creature is depicted with a human torso and head with the horns of a bull, and it is leaning its foreleg on a flat surface. The minimalist style and rapid, gestural lines are characteristic of Whistler's later works.