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The image depicts a young male figure in a bent position. He is reaching towards the ground with one hand, while his other hand is not visible. The man has short, neatly combed hair and is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves, dark suspenders, pressed trousers, and polished shoes. The background consists of a plain brownish surface with visible sketch grid lines.
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The image depicts a young male figure in a bent position. He is reaching towards the ground with one hand, while his other hand is not visible. The man has short, neatly combed hair and is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves, dark suspenders, pressed trousers, and polished shoes. The background consists of a plain brownish surface with visible sketch grid lines.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Man Bending Over

Hans Thoma

Date
1886
Medium
charcoal heightened with white oil paint, squared for transfer with graphite, on brown wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 40 x 31 cm (15 3/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2007.111.168
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Costume
  • Shoe
  • Man
Provenance

Professor Dr. Paul B. Diezel [b.1923], Pforzheim. (sale, Karl & Faber, Munich, 1 December 1984, no. 35); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Inscription

signed at lower right in graphite: Hans Thoma

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 139244. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.