This book is essentially a study of the problems and solutions related to drawing the clothed human figure. 1 propose to deal with the integral facts, details, and systems of wrinkles and drapery as influenced by the movement and activity of the human form.

One of the ironies of art education is that while a great deal of attention is given to drawing and painting the figure, figure in this context refers only to the nude or unclothed form...

Drawing the Human Head concludes with a selection of great heads in sculpture, painting, drawing, and the graphic arts, from the time of the Greeks to the art of our own century. The purpose of this gallery is to document the principles of head construction upon which this book is based.

The reader will discover a remarkable continuity from the work of anonymous Greek and Roman sculptors, through the great artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, down to such contemporary masters as Picasso and Rouault.