Fernand Pelez, 1904 - The Bite of bread old man in profile, wearing a beret, hands in pockets - fine art print

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The piece of art was painted by the painter Fernand Pelez. The original was made with the size: Height: 179,6 cm, Width: 70 cm and was painted with the technique Oil, Canvas (material). What is more, the work of art can be viewed in in the digital collection of Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris, which is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement. We are glad to mention that the work of art, which belongs to the public domain is being supplied with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.Additionally, the artwork has the following creditline: . What is more, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has an aspect ratio of 3 : 4, which means that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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Old man profile, a beret

The Bite of bread is the only painting by Peel for the state on the occasion of an order from the Department of Fine Arts in 1881 on the theme of "Charity". The implementation of this large composition (National Fund of Contemporary Art) will not begin until 1900 and will end in 1908. Ten preparatory sketches are preserved at the Petit Palais. They are painted in a dark shades in the manner of ink wash. The characters are represented by groups or individually, scale. Urban poverty affects primarily a workforce unskilled, sick and injured workers, that economic crises leave unemployed and destitute. Given the delay of social reform, Catholic organizations still occupy at the end of the nineteenth century a prominent place in charitable activity. Open Rue Cujas, the work of the Bite of bread is named in reference to the Last Supper of Jesus with the apostles.

About society, manners, Old Man, Beard, Beret