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Nu mâle et trois têtes [Male Nude and Three Heads] (r); Nue penchée [Bending Nude] (v)

Clarence Gagnon

BIRTH YEAR 1881
BIRTH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
DEATH YEAR 1942
DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec
MEDIUM Conté on paper
DATE c. 1905 - 1908
DIMENSIONS 20.2cm x 13cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0349
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
[Recto] A series of crayon study sketches depicting four figures. In the bottom left corner there is the head of a figure seen in profile, next to a standing nude figure with their right arm touching their chest in the center. A larger figure's head is seen in a three-quarter profile in the top right corner, above a fourth figure's head seen in profile and wearing a black hat. [Verso] A nude, breasted standing figure with their legs crossed at the ankles and their head turned to the right. Their unfinished left arm is outstretched.

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