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Hand

1919

Frantisek Drtikol

Associated Names

František Drtikol

Artist, Czech, 1883 - 1961

The image depicts a charcoal drawing of a hand. The hand is shown with the wrist and fingers clearly visible. The fingers are slightly curved, and the thumb is pointing upwards. The shading in the drawing highlights the shape of the hand, particularly the fingers and knuckles. The background is textured charcoal shading, contrasting with the lighter areas of the paper. There is a signature in the bottom right corner of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal on tan paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Dimensions

image: 45.1 x 30.6 cm (17 3/4 x 12 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2002.50.47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Anne Baruch, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Z. Baruch

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Drtikol 6/1 1919

Wikidata ID

Q64570477

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