Study of Right Foot
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-143
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Study of Right Foot by Francis Augustus Lathrop (American,1849–1909),. 1895, a close-up glimpse into the meticulous world of late19th-century artistic practice This preparatory sketch, housed the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, captures the contours anatomy of a single right foot with precision, testament to Lathrop skill in rendering human form As an American artist active a period of growing interest realism and academic training,athrop likely created such to refine his understanding of and structure—essential for work in illustration, portraits and decorative arts. Anical stu...