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Twelve drawings of unidentified ascetics and mendicants., by Unknown, paint, 1870

Twelve drawings of unidentified ascetics and mendicants.

Unknown

1870

paint

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Twelve drawings of unidentified ascetics and mendicants. is a 1870 paint by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1870 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting depicts a man standing in a landscape, wearing a red turban, shirt, and shorts. He has a distinctive mustache and is wrapped in a tiger-striped shawl. The man's left hand is relaxed by his side, while his right hand is raised to his chest. The background of the painting features a beige color with a green patch in the top-right corner. The man's attire and the tiger-striped shawl suggest that he may be an ascetic or a mendicant. The painting's style and use of color are reminiscent of Impressionism and Realism. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to explore the movement of Impressionism.

The story of this work

Overview

Twelve drawings from 1870 depict unidentified ascetics or mendicants.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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