id:			144657
accession number:	1969.28.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.28.b
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Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right), c. 1770-1775. John Brown (British, 1752-1787). Left: graphite; right: gray and black wash with point of brush and graphite; sheet: 25.7 x 18.6 cm (10 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1969.28.b

title:				Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right)
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creation date:			c. 1770-1775
creation date earliest:		1765
creation date latest:		1800
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	left: graphite; right: gray and black wash with point of brush and graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* John Brown (British, 1752-1787)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 25.7 x 18.6 cm (10 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art 
	opening date:   2013-02-10T00:00:00
	<i>British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art </i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Lemonedes, Heather. British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art" shown 10 Feb to 26 May 2013 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2013. Cat 4, pg 28-9.<br><br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (02/10/2013 - 05/26/2013); "British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art"

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A beguiling artist with a brief career, Brown is known for a small group of monochromatic drawings imbued with sinister overtones. At the age of 20, the Scottish artist traveled to Italy where he spent the next 12 years. This drawing exemplifies his Roman street scenes which often depict women dressed in spectacular, billowing costumes. Here, a coquette with bare ankles and plunging décolletage is surrounded by a crowd of vulgar types who leer, ogle, judge, and scorn. The reverse of the sketchbook sheet includes two independent drawings: a study of faces in fierce and intense expressions, and a pair of women wearing swirling gowns. One figure raises her hand in a mysterious gesture that casts a shadow on her throat resembling a claw. Whether the viewer is being beckoned or forewarned remains a mystery.
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