Classical Composition

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Artist: David Green Date: 1947/1948 Medium: pencil and ink on paper, with watercolour wash Paper size: 73.5cm by 50cm Drawn by David Beauchamp Green, when he was an architecture st udent at the University of Sheffield, this work applies his knowledge of the classical architectural style within a fictive setting. Fractured figures, mimicking sculptural forms, are depicted wrestling in the foreground and in the frieze of the building behind them - this extends the scene, and creates a variation in depth, contrasting with the order and symmetry of the architectural style. Show more