preparatory sketch

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preparatory
adjective
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/prɪˈpær.ə.tər.i/us
/prɪˈper.ə.tɔːr.i/
done in order to get ready ...
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sketch
noun[C]
uk
/sketʃ/us
/sketʃ/
a simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have ...
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There is an oilpreparatorysketch, long hidden in private collections.
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The group portrait, original in conception, is known only from apreparatorysketchand copies by other hands.
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Much of the canvas was destroyed in a fire in 1723 and the painting was subsequently recut to its present dimensions, though apreparatorysketchshows the full group.
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He usually works directly onto canvas or paper without preparatory sketches.
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A number represent alternate incarnations or preparatory sketches for his paintings.
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The event fascinated the young artist, and before he began work on the final painting, he undertook extensive research and produced many preparatory sketches.
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The preparatory sketches for these were drawn between 1939 and 1942.
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The drawings are made independently of the sculptural works and are not preparatory sketches but works in their own right.
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Each finished painting is the sum of a series of steps that begin with drawing and preparatory sketches.
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All that remains now are preparatory sketches and a few photographs.
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These paintings facilitate a greater appreciation of the lines, form, and colour than in the simple preparatory sketches the artists produced for the engravings.
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He drew and painted numerous preparatory sketches while deciding which of several alternative moments of the disaster he would depict in the final work.
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His wood engravings showed a clarity of vision and an intensity that his preparatory sketches lacked.
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Munakata carved with amazing speed and scarcely used any preparatory sketches, producing spontaneous vitality that is unique to his prints.
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Moore made many preparatory sketches and drawings for each sculpture.
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Nash became a prolific photographer and would often work from his own photographs alongside his preparatory sketches when painting a work.
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