Fernand Cormon, 1897 - crab eaters, sketch for the amphitheater of paleontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris - art print, fine art reproduction, wall art

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Representation of prehistoric man: two nude figures in squat body and ape-like features in a seaside landscape The woman leaning on a rock trying to catch him a crab man left standing is eating.. In the distance a herd right near the water.

April 18, 1893, the State entrusts Cormon the realization of a decorative ensemble of ten panels wall and a ceiling for the amphitheater of Paleontology and the Museum of Anthropology of Natural History in Paris. Fruit of lengthy documentation and conducting preliminary sketches, the auditorium's decor is inaugurated in 1898 and is still in place today. It presents a series of scenes recreating what one could imagine the early days of humanity in view of new scientific knowledge.

Scene, Food, Human Figure, Woman, Man, Crab, Seaside, Herd

Interesting facts about the artwork from the modern artist Fernand Cormon

In 1897 the painter Fernand Cormon made the modern art piece of art named "crab eaters, sketch for the amphitheater of paleontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris". The beyond 120 year old original measures the size - Height: 75,5 cm, Width: 25 cm. Oil painting was used by the painter as the technique for the painting. The artwork has the following text as inscrption: Registration - Signed and dated lower right "F. Cormon 97". Besides, this work of art is in the the digital art collection of Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris. This public domain artpiece is being supplied with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.The creditline of the artpiece is: . The alignment is in portrait format with an image ratio of 1 : 3, which means that the length is is 66% shorter than the width.

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