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Study for a Lunette

Charles Sprague Pearce

National Gallery of Art

The image portrays a series of curving and slanting lines forming an arc-like shape encircling a reclining figure. The central figure is sketched with fluid lines suggesting a person reclining. On the right, fluid lines hint at another form with an upward-reaching flow, resembling a person in motion or a musical instrument. The scene is enclosed within a large arch shape, with textured, horizontal lines adding depth and background to the abstract composition.

Artwork Details

Date
1890/1897
Medium
graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions
4980 × 3090 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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