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Two Monks Bowing

1979

Stanley Roseman

Associated Names

Stanley Roseman

Artist, American, born 1945

This is a drawing of two abstract, humanoid figures bending forward. The drawing is rendered using loose, flowing lines and shading to suggest movement and tension. The figures seem to be elongated, with exaggerated, thin limbs. The lines give a sense of the figures having bowed shapes. The use of dark and light contrasts emphasizes the figures against the plain background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

brown and black chalk and stumping on gray laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Stanley Roseman in memory of his father, Bernard Roseman
Dimensions

overall: 35.3 x 50 cm (13 7/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1981.40.1
Series Title

Monastic Life in Europe

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Abbaye de Solesmes / Sable sur Sarthe, France / June 8, 1979 / Stanley Roseman

Watermarks

INGRES-FABRIANO

Wikidata ID

Q64632712

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