Will Rothenstein at Work

John Singer Sargent 1856 - 1925

Summary

The line work in this print is very freely drawn and appears quite sketchy; it suggests that this would have been a quick study. The print depicts a man, seen in profile, as he leans over a drawing board on which he is in the process of making a drawing. He is focused on what he is doing, with his face positioned close to the paper. The man is wearing spectacles and a suit, and he holds a pencil in his right hand. The details of the room around him are sketchily implied rather than carefully drawn, but there appears to be a chair just behind the man as if he has risen from it to get closer to his work, and a globe in the top right corner.