Drawing Sheet 6 A

Support

Dimensions:

21.2cm (loss) x 17.0 cm

Cut edge:

Left edge

Paper type:

Ivory wove paper, discolored to buff

Pinholes:

Top corners; bottom loss obscured by loss

Additional notes:

Media visible within holes

Sewing holes:

—

Edges overlapping adj. sheet:

Right edge

Edges extending below adj. sheet:

Possibly bottom edge (obscured by loss)

Edges abutting adj. sheet:

Top edge

Media

Colored pencil:

Black pencil is used to define the overall composition.

Greenish-blue pencil is applied over the black pencil in the left officer’s uniform and in the smoke in the background

Red pencil is applied over the black pencil at right in creature’s mouth and figure’s body at far right and in explosion at bottom center

Green pencil is applied over the black pencil in the monstrous figures

Yellow pencil is applied at the center left area in the officer’s belt and in the bird

Light orange(?) pencil is applied over the black pencil in the uniform strap

Graphite:

Minimal, one line at lower center near loss

Pastel:

Red pastel pencil is applied over the black pencil at the ULC, extending into 5A, and at center bottom area in the explosion

Possibly some bright blue pastel at center left in the officer’s uniform

Watercolor:

None

Scratching:

None

Additional media notes:

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Composition

Drawing to sheet edges:

All edges

Drawing into adjacent sheet:

Composition extends above into 6A, black pencil lines do not directly correspond above; Colored pencil appears to extend across sheets

Composition closely relates to 6B, esp. in figure that overlaps edges; drawn black lines correspond closely but not exactly; color media extend over in the lower 2/3 but abruptly end in the upper area

Bottom edge is obscured by loss

Compositional changes/additions:

Colored pencil appears to extend across sheets

Artist’s patches:

None

Former restoration:

Across bottom edge

Drawing on verso:

None

Additional observations:

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Analysis

Technique

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Results/observations

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