Grotesque Male Figure
Description
Small man standing covered by knee-length Roman cloak with hood indicated hanging in back. Arms covered by cloak falling in simple, tubular folds. Short, stunted legs. Large head with protruding skull and ears. Large bulbous nose, projecting chin, rounded cheeks. Heavy eyebrows. Round base hardly differentiated from legs. Genre figure. Nanette B. Rodney Figure in center of image.
Dimensions
14.6 x 6.2 cm (5 3/4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
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