Solon H. Borglum, born Ogden, UT - Pelvis - n.d. - T-Shirt

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Solon H. Borglum, born Ogden, UT - Pelvis - n.d. - T-Shirt

This is a small graphite pencil study of a single bony form, drawn in the upper centre of a pale sheet and titled Pelvis.

Visual Elements & Composition

The palette is restrained: parchment cream dominates the sheet, with pencil grey for the heaviest contour lines and pale grey for softer tones. A rounded central mass sits between projecting processes, outlined in firm strokes that carry the drawing. Looser, fainter outlines extend outward and downward on either side, suggesting surrounding tissue or a wider structure. Most of the page stays open, with soft tonal stains at the upper left and a few faint marks below the figure. There is no text or numeral beyond the catalogue title.

Meaning & Symbolism

The drawing records observation rather than finished composition. Anatomical studies like this were the working practice behind figurative art: artists tested the structure of bone and joint before modelling a figure in three dimensions, which is how they gave their work convincing weight and movement. Solon Borglum (1868–1922), an American sculptor best known for animal and western subjects, trained in Paris in the 1880s. Within his output, this sheet is a preparatory study, the kind of drawing that sits behind a finished sculpture.

Where the Study Meets the Shirt

A study this spare depends on line and open space, and the front of a tee gives it both. The bone sits in the upper centre, where the eye lands first, with the faint outer strokes falling away toward the hem. Worn, the drawing reads as a record of close looking, the same care the artist brought to the sheet.

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