Climbing Man with Arms Outstretched

c. 1743

Carle Van Loo

Associated Names
Carle Van Loo

Artist, French, 1705 - 1765

The image shows a male figure in a dynamic pose. He is leaning forward with his left arm extended onto a piece of wooden debris, while his right arm is raised behind him. His head is slightly tilted downward, with his gaze directed towards the ground. The man has defined facial features, curly dark hair, and is depicted nude except for a cloth around his waist. There is a focus on the musculature of his body, with detailed anatomical features. The setting includes large wooden planks and a textured background for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50 × 34 cm (19 11/16 × 13 3/8 in.) [irregular]
    plate: 39 × 28.5 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.46.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 3, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Six Figures Academiques

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861: no. 3, ii/iii

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right, in graphite: [erased]

Watermarks

[two lines of capital letters, indecipherable]

Wikidata ID

Q77005033

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