Beach scene with a sleeping man and woman in deck chairs, sketchbook page, In the background a figure at the waterline. Page 6 recto from a sketchbook with 17 pages., draftsman (artist): Monogrammist DS (draughtsman), c. 1850 - c. 1950, draftsman (artist), inorganic material, paper, chalk, black chalk, height 252 mm x width 325 mm, beach (as place of recreation), sleeping in chair, A loose pencil sketch on a light background showing two reclining figures in deck chairs, drawn with quick, curved and diagonal strokes; one figure appears on the left with a shaded face and a head resting on a pillow-like cushion, the other figure on the right is turned slightly away and covered with draped clothing, with legs and shoes extending forward; structural lines of the chairs intersect beneath and around the figures, and faint horizontal strokes suggest a distant horizon or surface above them.
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Beach scene with a sleeping man and woman in deck chairs, sketchbook page, In the background a figure at the waterline. Page 6 recto from a sketchbook with 17 pages., draftsman (artist): Monogrammist DS (draughtsman), c. 1850 - c. 1950, draftsman (artist), inorganic material, paper, chalk, black chalk, height 252 mm x width 325 mm, beach (as place of recreation), sleeping in chair, A loose pencil sketch on a light background showing two reclining figures in deck chairs, drawn with quick, curved and diagonal strokes; one figure appears on the left with a shaded face and a head resting on a pillow-like cushion, the other figure on the right is turned slightly away and covered with draped clothing, with legs and shoes extending forward; structural lines of the chairs intersect beneath and around the figures, and faint horizontal strokes suggest a distant horizon or surface above them.

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Beach scene sleeping man woman deck chairs sketchbook page background figure waterline Page 6 recto sketchbook 17 pages draftsman artist Monogrammist DS draughtsman c 1850 - c 1950 inorganic material paper chalk black chalk height 252 mm x width 325 mm beach place recreation sleeping chair loose pencil sketch light background showing two reclining figures drawn quick curved diagonal strokes left shaded face head resting pillow- cushion right turned slightly away covered draped clothing legs shoes extending forward structural lines chairs intersect beneath faint horizontal strokes suggest distant horizon surface them

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