Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a drawing by the Romanticist artist Sherlock. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a drawing created by Sherlock in 1813, currently held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts two old-style ships navigating choppy waters, with one ship's sail damaged and tilted, while the other appears smaller in the distance.
Technique & Style
The artist employed cross-hatching, using fine, crisscrossed lines to build up the shapes and create texture, conveying the dynamic movement of the wind and water.
Artist & collection
Artist
Sherlock kept a pocketful of stubby pencils and drew wherever he happened to be—on napkins, ledgers, or the back of a sermon hand-out—because the world kept showing him things he couldn’t un-see.
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