TITLE MAKYBE DIVA, POLO PLAYER ON HORSEBACK - PENCIL SKETCH BY CRAIG TAYLOR

A DYNAMIC PENCIL SKETCH DEPICTING A POLO PLAYER MOUNTED ON HORSEBACK IN ACTIVE PLAY, CAPTURED MID-SWING WITH POLO MALLET EXTENDED. THE ARTIST HAS EMPLOYED SKILLED SHADING AND CROSS-HATCHING TECHNIQUES TO CONVEY MOVEMENT AND MUSCULATURE IN BOTH RIDER AND MOUNT.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: CRAIG TAYLOR
- MEDIUM: GRAPHITE PENCIL ON PAPER
- SIGNATURE: SIGNED 'CRAIG TAYLOR' IN PENCIL TO LOWER RIGHT OF PRIMARY IMAGE
- ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTIONS: VERSO BEARS ARTIST'S NAME AND NOTATION 'MAKE BE DIVA'

TECHNICAL EXECUTION:
THE SKETCH DEMONSTRATES ACCOMPLISHED DRAUGHTSMANSHIP WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ANATOMICAL PROPORTION, PARTICULARLY IN THE HORSE'S MUSCULATURE AND THE RIDER'S POSTURE. SHADING IS LAYERED AND DELIBERATE, CREATING DEPTH AND DIMENSION. THE COMPOSITION CAPTURES THE ENERGY AND ATHLETICISM INHERENT IN POLO SPORT.

CONDITION: THE PAPER SHOWS NATURAL AGE-RELATED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH A SKETCH OF THIS ERA. NO TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. GRAPHITE REMAINS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. MINOR SURFACE MARKS FROM HANDLING AND STORAGE ARE PRESENT BUT DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE WORK.

PRESENTATION: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ARTIST'S SKETCH, NOT A REPRODUCTION. THE IMMEDIACY AND DIRECTNESS OF THE PENCIL WORK CONVEYS THE ARTIST'S HAND AND CREATIVE PROCESS. SUITABLE FOR FRAMING OR DISPLAY IN A SPORTING ART COLLECTION.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293552+14

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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