Fernand Pelez, 1904 - The Bite of bread old man leaning on canes - fine art print

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Old man with hat leaning on canes, turned the face

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 1881sur 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, Cane, Hat

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This modern art piece of art was created by the artist Fernand Pelez in 1904. The over 110 year-old original was painted with the size: Height: 180 cm, Width: 70 cm and was painted with the medium Oil, Canvas (material). Today, this work of art is in the the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris's digital collection. With courtesy of - Petit Palais Paris (public domain license).The creditline of the artwork is: . The alignment is in portrait format with an aspect ratio of 2 : 5, meaning that the length is 60% shorter than the width.

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