gesture drawings (drawings) <p>Drawings of figures that are characterized by rapid execution, either in a studio setting, from public observation, or as purely imaginative renderings of figures in motion. Typically these are not considered finished works but as excercises, preparatory works, or studies.</p> <p>Source: AAT</p> <p><a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300100190">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300100190</a></p>