Théodore Géricault: 11 works

'During the more than two years it took him to fill this sketchbook, Théodore Géricault demonstrated his continued interest in lions by making numerous sketches of these animals.'

'In Théodore Géricault's swiftly penciled scene of a cavalry skirmish, the bodies of both horses and riders dissolve into a succession of curves.'

'Carrying his sketchbook with him on a walk in the country on a sunny day, Théodore Géricault captured this row of trees with their shadows.'

'Théodore Géricault developed the bodies, legs, and arms of both horses and riders with a swift series of circles and spirals. He simplified and compressed every feature down to its essentials.'

'Sketches of men in battle appear throughout this and other sketchbooks by Théodore Géricault. As he used these notebooks to work out new ideas, he might have intended this sketch as an idea for a future project.'

'Théodore Géricault executed the fine pencil strokes that form the body of the seated stag with a studied elegance, making the drawing appear effortless.'

'In this rapidly drawn sketch of a man carrying another figure with a child by his side, Théodore Géricault concentrated on each body's simple contours, eliminating any unnecessary details.'

'Théodore Géricault divided this sheet into four sections that he then filled with various scenes, one of which is drawn over the head of a horse.'

'Occasionally, as Théodore Géricault traced the contours of a form, his pencil broke away from the overall shape into turbulent flutters.'

'In other variations on this theme, Géricault set the race in ancient, rather than contemporary, Rome.'

'With a modern directness, Géricault captured the intensity and energy of human sexuality in a manner very different from the idealizing conventions of his age. Géricault 's expressive handling of line and paint accords with the passionate energy of the subject matter.'