Fernand Pelez, 1904 - The Bite of bread old man in rags, face, holding a piece of bread - fine art print

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The Bite of bread old man in rags, face, holding a piece of bread is a piece of art made by Fernand Pelez. The painting measures the size: Height: 179 cm, Width: 69,5 cm and was crafted on the medium Oil, Canvas (material). The work of art belongs to the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris's collection, which is located in Paris, France. We are delighted to mention that this work of art, which belongs to the public domain is being supplied with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.Creditline of the artwork: . Besides this, the alignment is portrait and has a ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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Old ragged man wearing a hat. From waist to face, he holds in his left hand a piece of bread.

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, Hat, Bread

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