Constantinople
n.d. · Graphite, heightened with lead white, on tan wove paper · 42 × 56 cm (16 9/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
Roberts, Constantinople, n.d.. Graphite, heightened with lead white, on tan wove paper.
David Roberts, Constantinople, graphite with white on tan paper. A whole city stepping back in value.
The Art Institute of Chicago · The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
How to look at a Roberts
- In the Constantinople sheets, find where the white heightening is and notice how little of it there is.
- Trace the value of the buildings from the foreground back. Each row is a step lighter.
- In Dole, find the eye level (the bridge arches give it away) and check that every window sill obeys it.
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4 studies of this work
Master studyRoberts
Constantinople
A city stepping back in value, on toned paper
2.5h- Foundation
Roberts · Unit 2
Plumb, level and alignments
What is over what, what is level with what
0.5h - Foundation
Roberts · Unit 3
Aerial perspective
Five hills, then a real distance
1h - Foundation
Roberts · Unit 6
The depth stack
Five overlapping planes, after Roberts
1h
