Vaulting Acrobat
Vaulting Acrobat
Jessica Wilkes (1948 - 2005)
Date: 1990
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Object number: GA1971
DescriptionCharcoal drawing of a vaulting acrobat holding onto a leaping bull. The image is charged with a sense of danger and Wilkes captures a scene of dynamism and upward energy. Wilkes also paintined an acrobatic scene in oils, titled Red Dust (GA1820).
Culture: Female