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Sketches: Seated Man with Head in Hands and Two Figures Bending Toward Others in Background (recto); Reclining Woman (verso)

A work made of black and white chalk (recto and verso) on tan wove paper.
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  • A work made of black and white chalk (recto and verso) on tan wove paper.

Date:

1847/75 (recto); 1863/64 (verso)

Artist:

Jean Baptiste Carpeaux
French, 1827-1875

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Baptiste Carpeaux

Title

Sketches: Seated Man with Head in Hands and Two Figures Bending Toward Others in Background (recto); Reclining Woman (verso)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1847–1875

Medium

Black and white chalk (recto and verso) on tan wove paper

Dimensions

21.1 × 15.1 cm (8 5/16 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Worcester Sketch Fund

Reference Number

1974.52

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