Spotted Horse Study

Gertrude Kasebier's pencil sketch depicts a spotted horse rendered with careful attention to anatomical proportion and musculature. The animal stands in profile, its head turned slightly toward the viewer, with clear hatching defining form and shadow. The inscription identifies the subject as a spotted horse, while the initials 'Xo' appear near the lower right. This drawing exemplifies the documentary approach common to late-nineteenth-century visual studies, capturing equine anatomy with the precision valued in both artistic practice and ethnographic observation of the period.