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Un Pouilleux (Flea Seeker)

Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Associated Names

Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Artist, Spanish, 1838 - 1874

The image shows a nude male figure standing in a semi-turned position with his head bent forward. His face is obscured by his dark, disheveled hair. He holds a draped cloth with both hands. The background features diagonal lines that contrast with the smooth floor.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number

2003.118.18
Catalogue Raisonné

Vives i Piqué 1994, no. 13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2003.

Associated Names

Trapp, Frank Anderson

Bibliography

1994

Vives, Rosa, and M. Luisa Cuenca. Mariano Fortuny Marsal; Mariano Fortuny Madrazo: Grabados y dibujos. Exh. cat., Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid: 1994: no.13

Inscriptions

upper right in image: Fortuny / Roma; lower left i plate: Imp. A. Durand

Wikidata ID

Q75428353

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