A quietly powerful charcoal study by celebrated British ceramic artist David Roberts (b.1947), whose work in drawing reflects the same meditative attention to surface, erosion and geological time that defines his pioneering Raku practice.
Executed in 2013, this tall, ribbon-like composition reads almost as a charcoal rubbing taken directly from a cliff face or weathered bark. Light and dark break against one another in a slow vertical drift, creating a textural landscape that feels simultaneously organic and abstract. Up close, the mark-making reveals Roberts’ characteristic sensitivity to material and rhythm; from a distance, the piece takes on a quiet architectural presence.
Beautifully presented in a simple white frame with wide mount, allowing the slender column of drawing to breathe.
Details
Artist: David Roberts (b.1947)
Title:Untitled (Charcoal Study)
Year: 2013
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Signature: Signed and dated lower right
Framed size: 75 × 25 cm
Condition: Excellent; frame with minimal, light handling marks commensurate with age
Notes: Presented in a modern white frame with deep mount
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