There’s a quiet, monolithic presence to this charcoal study by celebrated British ceramic artist David Roberts, best known for pioneering Western raku firing. Away from clay, his drawings reveal the same preoccupation with surface, texture and geological form — here distilled into a single, brooding silhouette that feels part mountain, part vessel, part ancient sentinel.
Worked in layered charcoal, the form sits somewhere between landscape and abstraction: eroded, striated, softly atmospheric. You can see the potter’s hand in the way Roberts builds his marks — the same sensitivity to smoke, mineral deposit and natural irregularity that underpins his ceramics.
The work is presented in a simple white painted wooden frame with mount, allowing the subtle tonal shifts and grainy tactility of the drawing to take centre stage. A quietly powerful piece that sits beautifully alongside contemporary ceramics, sculpture and organic-leaning interiors.
Details
Artist: David Roberts
Title: Milford Study
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Edition: Pencil signed and titled
Framed in a white painted wooden frame with mount
Condition: Artwork excellent; light, expected wear to frame edges
Dimensions (framed): Height 50 cm. Width 47 cm.
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