Les Pêcheurs

1931

Pavel Tchelitchew

Associated Names
Pavel Tchelitchew

Artist, American, 1898 - 1957

The image shows three nude male figures standing close together, holding and examining a large fishing net. The person on the left is angled towards the center, the middle figure is leaning forward, and the one on the right has their back turned. The men have sketchy facial features, short hair, and show muscle definition. They are holding the net with both hands. The background is plain, focusing on the figures and the net. The artwork is composed in brown ink with a raw style.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mercury Gallery, Ltd., London; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, December 1984; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 108.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: P Tchelitchew / 31

Wikidata ID

Q64619230

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