Caption

Standing male nude, back facing; Kazimierz Alchimowicz 1840–1916, painter; academic study of a male model, 1873; painting; height 58 cm, width 26 cm., A painted depiction of a nude male figure seen from behind standing on a floor, with a raised left arm and a slightly bent right arm, showing a muscular back, buttocks, and legs; the figure has dark hair and a beard visible in profile. The background is a plain muted brown, and the tonal range on the skin includes pale flesh, pinkish highlights, and warmer brown shadows. The floor area shows cooler gray-brown tones, and there are a few scuffed and worn marks on the painted surface revealing lighter underlayers. The overall color palette includes brown, beige, pink, gray, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_412

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 8.1in x 18.0in / 2440 x 5407 (300dpi)

Keywords

Standing male nude back facing Kazimierz Alchimowicz 1840–1916 painter academic study male model 1873 painting height 58 cm width 26 cm painted depiction nude male figure standing floor raised left arm slightly bent right arm showing muscular back buttocks legs figure dark hair beard visible profile background plain muted brown tonal range skin includes pale flesh pinkish highlights warmer brown shadows floor area cooler gray-brown tones scuffed worn marks painted surface revealing lighter underlayers color palette beige pink gray black.