Seated Man with Raised Arm
Medium
Pen and brown ink on cream wove paper
Dimensions
19.5 × 14.9 cm (7 11/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
46984
Art Historical Context
**Seated Man with Raised Arm** by Henry Stacy Marks (1829–1898) is a captivating pen and ink drawing on cream wove paper, a intimate 19.5 × 14.9 cm. Housed in the Art Institute Chicago's Prints and Drawings, this undated work (n.d.) showcases the British artist's adept handling of the human figure. Marks, a Royal Academician known for his vibrant paintings of birds amid Victorian domestic scenes, often explored precise draftsmanship in his sketches, bridging the detailed realism of his era with a touch of whimsy. The use of brown ink on smooth cream wove paper highlights Marks' mastery of lin...
About the Artist
Henry Stacy Marks · 1829–1898
Henry Stacy Marks (1829–1898) was born on 13 September 1829 in London, the fourth child of coachbuilder John Isaac Marks and Elizabeth Pally. Initially apprenticed in his father's trade and briefly working as a clerk, Marks displayed early artistic talent, learning to paint heraldry for carriages. He began formal training around 1847 at James Mathews Leigh's art school in Newman Street, where he b...