A Man Bending Over

1886

Hans Thoma

Associated Names
Hans Thoma

Artist, German, 1839 - 1924

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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Artwork history & notes

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.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 284-285, no 112.

Inscriptions

signed at lower right in graphite: Hans Thoma

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64573025

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