Figure Studies, A Pastel Print Radiance Portal stands as a

Radiance Portal stands as a quiet yet powerful meditation on form

Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec was born in Albi on the 24th of November 1864

often adorned in elegant

storybook-like atmosphere

Figure Studies, A Pastel Print Radiance Portal stands as aThe red pastel drawing, illustrates Howson's now infamous and almost iconic use of muscular, statuesque figures to form his architectural and sculptural compositions. The drawing depicts towering figures stacked on top of each other, full of dynamic movement and drive. A group of figures are reacting to a factor outside of the frame with tense facial expressions and open mouthed exclamations.