Unknown (19th), Sketch of a grinning monkey. Depiction... Lot 520

Unknown (19th), Sketch of a grinning monkey. Depiction of an animal, around 1850, Pencil Unknown (19th century): Animal portrait sketch of a monkey, leaning on its limbs, facing the viewer, c. 1850, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Date: c. 1850 Description: This is a pencil sketch of a monkey resting on supporting limbs and looking at us with a smile. The artist lent the subject both texture and a certain liveliness through differentiated strokes. Keywords: Graphite drawing; sketch; line drawing; liveliness; smile; human; animal depiction, 19th century, Romanticism, Animals, Morocco, Size: Paper: 16,4 cm x 25,6 cm (6,5 x 10,1 in), Depiction: 8,0 cm x 9,0 cm (3,1 x 3,5 in)