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Henry Fuseli — A naked warrior repelling soldiers at the entrance to a tent, one woman interceding, another collapsing, manacled to a post
Henry Fuseli

A naked warrior repelling soldiers at the entrance to a tent, one woman interceding, another collapsing, manacled to a post

Henry Fuseli's dramatic composition 'A naked warrior repelling soldiers at the entrance to a tent, one woman interceding, another collapsing, manacled to a post' is executed in pen and brown ink over pencil. The work captures a moment of intense conflict and emotional turmoil characteristic of Fuseli's Romantic style.

Medium
Pen and brown ink over pencil

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Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 6, 2022

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 40

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Henry Fuseli, A naked warrior repelling soldiers at the entrance to a tent, one woman interceding, another collapsing, manacled to a post

Henry Fuseli's dramatic composition 'A naked warrior repelling soldiers at the entrance to a tent, one woman interceding, another collapsing, manacled to a post' is executed in pen and brown ink over pencil. The work captures a moment of intense conflict and emotional turmoil characteristic of Fuseli's Romantic style.

Medium
Pen and brown ink over pencil
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Dramatic, Dynamic, Classical, Brown Tones, Swiss, Narrative, Nude, Mythological, Neoclassicism

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