Studies of Nudes
Henry Fuseli
n.d.
Medium
Black crayon or charcoal heightened with white, on a fragment of tan laid paper, laid down on white Japanese tissue
Dimensions
12.7 × 48 cm (5 × 18 15/16 in.)
Classification
crayon
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159209
About the Artist
Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), born Johann Heinrich Füssli in Zürich, was a Swiss-British painter whose visionary works exploring dreams, nightmares, and psychological terror made him one of the most original figures of the Romantic movement. His art bridged Neoclassical discipline with Romantic emotionalism, creating images of supernatural intensity that would influence artists from William Blake to t...