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cartoonist, Gauguin suggests what he looks like, showing only his head and one hand
cartoonist, Gauguin suggests what he looks like, showing only his head and one hand
His right hand, closer to us, is planted palm out against his hip, and he holds a
Looking up in amazement as Christ ascends into heaven are the twelve apostles. Kneeling with them is the Virgin, the only one to have a halo.
He holds up his right hand, on our left, with the first two fingers raised.
model’s left arm was crossed above her right arm, with the thumb of her left hand
Romare Bearden mined a wide range of sources: the Bible, the writings of French satirist François Rabelais, his childhood memories of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina, the people and streets of Harlem, the epic poems of Homer, and more.
Bearden portrays Odysseus poised triumphantly on the ship’s bow, a shield in one hand
blue, yellow, red, and pink flowers, woven with strands of ivy, dangles in the hand
His right elbow rests on the arm of the chair so his hand rests in his lap.
He holds his right hand, to our left, up with his thumb and first two fingers almost
Dan and Mary Solomon Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions On verso, by artist’s hand
center artist’s stamp with graphite additions: Lee Friedlander / C-11; by unknown hand