Salman Toor

American, born Pakistan, 1983

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This round painting shows two people walking on a patch of grass. The taller person is on the left, holding the other person's arm with one hand and a small bucket with another hand. Both people have pale brown skin, patchy beards, and dark hair. The smaller person is wearing a bright orange beanie, a ragged white shirt, and a small necklace around their neck. Their lower half is bare, exposing their genitals, although they wear white socks and dark shoes. Their socks are covered with patches of red. They hold a brown walking stick or staff and have a pale-yellow bang slung over one shoulder. The taller person wears a dark coat that is open to show their chest and dark pants. Both their coat and pants have patches of a greenish color on them. They wear one white sneaker, and their other foot is bare. The taller person has a white cloth tied around their forehead, and the shorter person appears to wear an orange cap. The background includes a cloudy gray and pale-blue sky over sparse green foliage. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, giving the people an abstracted appearance.
Salman Toor, Wandering Beggars, 2022, oil on panel, Gift of the Bronzini Vender Family, 2025.86.1

Wandering Beggars

Salman Toor · 2022 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  2025.86.1