Robert Adams British, 1917-1984
Cloaked Figure, c.1946-7
Colour wash, crayon, ink and pencil
7 x 5 1/4 in
17.8 x 13.3 cm
17.8 x 13.3 cm
Signed in ink Adams
This early sketch by Adams mirrors his sculpture at the time, which largely consisted of smooth wooden figures abstracted into intertwining curved forms. More naturalistic than many of his preparatory...
This early sketch by Adams mirrors his sculpture at the time, which largely consisted of smooth wooden figures abstracted into intertwining curved forms. More naturalistic than many of his preparatory sketches, the figure in this particular work retains clear human form and stands on ascertainable ground, yet there is a definite sense of Adams’ interest in the interplay of natural shapes and curves. There is no doubt about the influence of Henry Moore in many of Adam’s earlier sculptures and related drawings.