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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.149
People
Carl Hermann Martini, German (1796 - 1869)
Title
Male Nude Seen from Behind with His Arms Raised and His Right Knee on a Pedestal
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1861
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295566

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown laid paper
Dimensions
46.8 x 29.4 cm (18 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r.: "C. Hermann Martini. Juli (?) 1861", Signed Date: 1861
  • inscription: on pedestal l.r.: "C.S."; inscr. l.l., black ink: "M. Seifert".

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Frederick R. Koch
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.149
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995

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