A portfolio from the past
by Jack GrantWhile walking around Grenoble this Sunday, I encountered a brocante, an outdoor market where almost everything is available. I discovered a sheaf of drawings intended to teach how to draw nudes that I bought, probably for too much money, but I wasn’t in the mood to dicker, so I paid the asking price.
Here is the cover:
I believe the rough translation of the title is “Drawing as taught by example”.
And here are two of my favorite drawings in the portfolio:
I doubt I’ll ever be able to draw or sculpt what I see as well as I would like, so the best I can do is buy things I find that match my eye.
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How cool!
By Scott Ferguson on 10.10.05 00:05
Interesting turn of phrase on that last sentence! You should keep that intact, as it appears valuable historically speaking and as the drawings themselves indicate a style of that period. Very nice.
By Sinequanon on 10.10.05 16:20
Nice!
By Holly in Cincinnati on 10.10.05 17:38
[...] As I mentioned in an earlier post, I ran into a brocante, which is a sort of giant flea market/garage sale, where I bought a portfolio of old prints (a few are posted here). Below is a photo that gives an indication of what the brocante looks like: [...]
By Random Fate » A few more photos from Grenoble on 10.14.05 07:51