DOI Heft:
Nr. 191 (February 1909)
DOI Artikel:Pen drawings with special reference to a recent 'Studio' competition
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20966#0069
Pen Drawing
certain difficulties, not to be
evaded, which test with some
severity the draughtsman’s
knowledge of his craft. To
overcome these difficulties
more than mere skill of hand
is necessary a definite degree
of intelligence must be exer-
cised, and distinctive faculties
of observation and analysis
must be brought into play.
The beauty of line drawing
depends to a very great extent
upon the expressiveness of
the line itself, upon its signifi-
cance as a means of stating
the facts of the subject illus-
trated, and upon the sensitive-
ness with which it suggests
the vital matters by which this
subject is explained. When
a pen drawing is distinguished
by this expressiveness and, as
well, by delicacy and vitality
of handling, it becomes a
work of art which can be
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certain difficulties, not to be
evaded, which test with some
severity the draughtsman’s
knowledge of his craft. To
overcome these difficulties
more than mere skill of hand
is necessary a definite degree
of intelligence must be exer-
cised, and distinctive faculties
of observation and analysis
must be brought into play.
The beauty of line drawing
depends to a very great extent
upon the expressiveness of
the line itself, upon its signifi-
cance as a means of stating
the facts of the subject illus-
trated, and upon the sensitive-
ness with which it suggests
the vital matters by which this
subject is explained. When
a pen drawing is distinguished
by this expressiveness and, as
well, by delicacy and vitality
of handling, it becomes a
work of art which can be
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