Keith Vaughan: Two Studies of Bathers, 1951

Description

Pencil on Paper
Studio stamp lower right
28 x 20.5 cm
Framed in oak

Provenance:
Artist’s estate, Peter Adam, private collection

It is interesting to note in this preparatory drawing how Vaughan used pencil studies to arrange and refine his compositions ahead of commencing a painting. Forms are moved around, pictorial features are organized and the relationship between figure and landscape is gradually established.