Study of a Branch of Fig Leaves

Study of a Branch of Fig Leaves
Study of a Branch of Fig Leaves

Study of a Branch of Fig Leaves

Datec. 1875-1890
Artist (English painter, illustrator, and designer, 1833–1911)
MediumGraphite, pastel, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions14 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (37.8 × 27.6 cm)
frame: 26 5/8 × 22 3/4 in. (67.6 × 57.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. M. Hinchley
Object number1900-35
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis meticulous study of a branch of fig leaves exemplifies the working method advocated by the art critic John Ruskin in his magnum opus, Modern Painters. Ruskin encouraged all British artists to “go to nature, rejecting nothing, selecting nothing, scorning nothing.” The close observation of nature and the careful recording of every detail was a hallmark of the new Pre-Raphaelite style.
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