Drawing Sheet 3 G

Support

Dimensions:

22.3 x 17 cm

Cut edge:

Left edge

Paper type:

Ivory wove paper, discolored to tan

Pinholes:

ULC, center left side and possibly lower center

 Additional notes:

Sewing holes:

Possibly along left edge, 14.5 cm from top edge

Edges overlapping adj. sheet:

Top and left edges

Edges extending below adj. sheet:

Right edge

Edges abutting adj. sheet:

Bottom edge

Media

Colored pencil:

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

Blue pencil is applied in monstrous/sea-like figures at the right; the rays/stripes from the Christ’s halo(?); and background

Bluish-purple is applied in the clouds

Yellow pencil is used in sun at center bottom edge, extending into 4G and cup contents

Red pencil is used to create linear fire emanating from canon in lower center area

Graphite:

Scratching:

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Additional media notes:

Composition

Drawing to sheet edges:

All edges

Drawing into adjacent sheet:

Drawing in black pencil used to create the billowing clouds is extended above into 2G over joined edges; additionally red color pencil in the URC is extended above over overlapping edges

Composition of figure at bottom right side is continued into 3H, as if it were created at once.

Little of the composition continues below; the yellow sun is carried over from 4G, although the spilled coffee cup contents abruptly end at sheet edge; red pencil used in canon fire is carried into 4G at URC

One drawn black pencil line extends above directly over join into 2G; blue and black pencil smoke stack in LRC extends below into 2G

Compositional changes/additions:

Clouds appear to have been executed after the sheet was laid down on top of 2G

Artist’s patches:

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Former restoration:

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Drawing on verso:

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Additional observations:

Analysis

Technique

Area/location

Results/observations

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