Sanguine

For other uses, see Sanguine (disambiguation).

Sanguine - Red chalk
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Sanguine (/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/) or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown color, so called because it resembles the color of dried blood.^[citation needed] It has been popular for centuries for drawing (where white chalk only works on colored paper).^[citation needed] The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna and originally from the Latin "sanguis".^[citation needed]

Technique

Sanguine lends itself naturally to sketches, life drawings, and rustic scenes.^[citation needed] It is ideal for rendering modeling and volume, and human flesh.^[citation needed] In the form of wood-cased pencils and manufactured sticks, sanguine may be used similarly to charcoal and pastel. As with pastel, a mid-toned paper may be put to good use. A fixative may be applied to preserve the finished state of the drawing. The pigment used in sanguine sticks comes from red earths such as red ochre.[1] Sanguines are also available in several other tones such as orange, tan, brown, beige.

Gallery

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  Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, c. 1637. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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  French sanguine drawing; relatively unusual in fully coloring the background
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  Leonardo da Vinci self-portrait in sanguine
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  Italian sanguine drawing of a male nude, 18th century

See also

• Conté
• Trois crayons

References

1. "Chalk drawing". www.britannica.com. Retrieved August 20, 2016.

Red chalk: material, history and application in art, J.den Hollander

Red chalk: map of historic mining sites with references to sources, J.den Hollander, B.Reissland, N.Wichern, I.Joosten (2019)