Studies for "The Birth of Venus": Reclining Nude Figures, and other Sketches

Graphite and blue, purple and black ink on blue paper

Black ink on white wove paper

Black ink and graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite

Cream prepared paper on dark blue paper

Pure flake white pigment on Japanese paper

Red chalk on tan wove paper; verso: red chalk

Watercolor, gouache, black ink, colored crayons, orange resinous ink, transparent crayon (wax resist), incised lines on off-white wove paper; verso: black chalk

Graphite on off-white modern laid paper

Graphite

Graphite on very heavy white modern paper (laid down on cardboard)

Black and red chalk on cream wove paper; verso: black and red chalk

Pure flake white pigment on Japanese paper