Man Kneeling over an Object / Théodore Rousseau

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Accession Number: 2009/1.514
Title: Man Kneeling over an Object
Artist: Théodore Rousseau
Artist Nationality: French
Artist Life Dates: 1812-1867
Medium and Support: charcoal on paper
Object Creation Date: 1835-1867
Credit Line: Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Dimensions: 17.15 cm x 20 cm (6 3/4 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
Physical Description: A sketch of a man kneeling over an unknown object. The drawing is simple; there is a horizon line about two-thirds up from the bottom of the paper with a figure of a man kneeling - back towards the viewers - over an unidentified object. The man is wearing simple clothes and a hat, perhaps the clothes of a peasant or farmer, in which case the object could in fact be a piece of farming equipment.
Primary Keywords: kneeling; man; object groupings by general context; sketch
Secondary Keywords: components and systems; object groupings; object groupings and systems; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; physical activities; physical activities by general context; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3738 x 2862
File Size: 678 KB
Record: 2009/1.514
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.514/2009_1.514.jpg

In public portfolios: O - Labor Activism in the US (221); Poverty (99); Work and workers (328)

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Full citation: "Man Kneeling over an Object; Théodore Rousseau." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2009-sl-1.514/2009_1.514.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.