Drawing Sheet 3 A

Support

Dimensions:

22.4 x 17.0 cm

Cut edge:

Possibly the right edge

Paper type:

Ivory wove paper, discolored to tan

Pinholes:

ULC

Additional notes:

Media and fixative/adhesive is visible within the hole

Sewing holes:

—

Edges overlapping adj. sheet:

Right and bottom edges

Edges extending below adj. sheet:

Top edge (1mm)

Edges abutting adj. sheet:

—

Media

Colored pencil:

Black pencil is used to define the overall composition; applied prior to laying down color media

Greenish-blue pencil is used in upper area in the sky and in the center area in the fish

Yellow pencil is applied at the center right in the fish’s head and vertically through the center in the spray of urine (?)

Green pencil is used in the train wheels and in the water/rock formation at the left side

Touches of red pencil are visible in the umbrellas and figures in the train and the train itself

Graphite/charcoal:

Touches of graphite or charcoal are visible in the ULC; graphite or a lighter black pencil is used to create the figure and small insect-like creatures in the LRC

Pastel:

—

Watercolor:

—

Scratching:

—

Additional media notes:

Composition

Drawing to sheet edges:

All edges

Drawing into adjacent sheet:

The composition extends quite directly to 3B, crossing over joined edges, along the right side of the sheet, most notably in the train at the top and the fish-like creature at the center; the greenish-blue pencil lines extends directly over the joined edges

The composition extends below into 4A uninterrupted; the lines best correspond when the edges are abutted and 4A is shifted slightly to the right

Compositional changes/additions:

Artist’s patches:

Former restoration:

Drawing on verso:

Additional observations:

Analysis

Technique

Area/location

Results/observations

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