Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA
Portrait sketch of the head of a lady, 1790s
Oil on canvas
15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.
Philip Mould & Co.
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com The beauty of Lawrence’s unfinished sketches such as this, whether preparatory to a finished work or portraits abandoned in the course...
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com
The beauty of Lawrence’s unfinished sketches such as this, whether preparatory to a finished work or portraits abandoned in the course of execution, is the way the sitter seems to emerge from the canvas rather than merely be painted on it, and the painter appears to be surprised in the act of uncovering, rather than creating the image. The fresh, bright colours and unrivalled sense of texture in the sketch reveal Lawrence at his unequalled best as a master of oil paint.