Student Artwork Guide

Name Class Date

thomas binney gibbs, Sleep. Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder.

The facts

Artist: thomas binney gibbs wahooart.com/en/artists/thomas-binney-gibbs/
Original size: 15 x 25 cm

Copyright This work is treated as still under copyright. The catalogue has no life dates for thomas binney gibbs; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so the safer reading is that rights still apply. The image is shown here for classroom reference; rights remain with the rights holder.

Sleep — thomas binney gibbs

How big is it?

The original measures 15 × 25 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

Compare with

Arthur William Bell (1868–1935), Bailiff (1929–1935), 1936 wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-arthur-william-bell-1868-1935-bailiff-1929-193-ARAJCE-en/
Samuel Buckley, Mayor of Oldham (1883–1884 1889–1891) wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-samuel-buckley-mayor-of-oldham-1883-1884-1889-18-ARAJCJ-en/
W. W. Burwell, JP, Chairman of Chorley Council, 1919 wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-w-w-burwell-jp-chairman-of-chorley-council-ARAJCA-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

More works to set beside this one: wahooart.com/en/art/similar/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/

Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Driftwood #868055

Catalogued palette

#868055
#1D1E14
#5A4D2A
#CCB778

Main colour name: Driftwood
Intensity: Balanced How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Statement How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Strong Color Unity How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Shadow How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Balanced Soft How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Artist

thomas binney gibbs

Where to read more

The artist thomas binney gibbs wahooart.com/en/artists/thomas-binney-gibbs/
Similar works More works to compare wahooart.com/en/art/similar/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/

Find this online

QR code linking to the download page for Sleep

wahooart.com/en/art/download/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/

Cite this artwork

MLA: gibbs, thomas binney. Sleep. n.d., https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/
APA: gibbs, thomas binney (n.d.). Sleep [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/
Chicago: thomas binney gibbs. Sleep. n.d. https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/
Harvard: gibbs, thomas binney (n.d.) Sleep. Available at: https://wahooart.com/en/art/thomas-binney-gibbs-sleep-ARAJCG-en/

Sleep — thomas binney gibbs

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
How many faces can you find? ____ (our catalogue counts 1 — do you agree?)
Look back at Arthur William Bell (1868–1935), Bailiff (1929–1935) (1936), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.