Man on a Horse
Medium
Graphite heightened with white chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped onto green laid paper
Dimensions
24.7 × 18.9 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84363
Art Historical Context
This delicate graphite drawing by Wilhelm Alexander Wolfgang von Kobell captures a lone rider in a moment of quiet motion. Executed on tan laid paper and heightened with white chalk, the work demonstrates the artist’s skillful use of light and shadow to model form and suggest texture. The sheet, measuring just under 10 by 8 inches, has been carefully tipped onto a green laid-paper mount, a traditional presentation method that both protects the drawing and enhances its visual presence. As a work on paper classified within the Prints and Drawings department of the Art Institute of Chicago, the ...