Exchange: Gross Alternatives

Gross Alternatives

A sketch of a male nude from the side. His left arm is extended upwards as he looks down to his right. He appears to be sitting due to his bent stance, but there is no chair or bench drawn.

Salvator Rosa
Sketch of a Male Nude
ink on paper
7 1/4 in. x 5 1/8 in. ( 18.42 cm x 13.02 cm )
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

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This study of a male nude set within a niche combines a skilled portrayal of anatomy with a powerful evocation of movement and emotional intensity. Through the carefully rendered arms and swirling draperies the artist expands and animates the space around the figure, who seems to surge forward even as he turns his head back in a gesture of despair.

Study of a Male Nude with Floating Drapery
pen, brown ink and gray wash on laid paper
12 1/2 x 7.9 in. (31.59 x 20.16 cm);12 1/2 x 7.9 in. (31.59 x 20.16 cm);19 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (48.89 x 36.51 cm)
Museum Purchase

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This black and white print depicts an animated and detailed scene of nude figures and mythical beasts on the surface of the sea.Two men, with seaweed hair and riding half horse/half fish creatures, strike out at each other. A man and a woman ride a beast with a scaly body and the head of a fierce dog. In the background, a man holding a trident stands with his back to the viewer. Action and motion are expressed with billowing drapery, flowing hair and moving waves. The wide mouthed expressions of the figures and animals suggest yelling and noise in this chaotic scene. Among the many details depicted by the artist is a plaque held by the woman that has his initials.

Daniel Hopfer
Battle of the Sea Gods
etching on iron on medium, slightly textured light beige laid paper
6 1/4 in. x 9 1/16 in. ( 15.8 cm x 23.02 cm )
Museum Purchase

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William Horace Littlefield
Boxing (La Boxe; Series of Six Prints)
lithograph on paper
23 ½ in x 15 ⅝ in (59.69 cm x 39.69 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 1/16 in (71.28 cm x 56.04 cm);23 ½ in x 15 ⅝ in (59.69 cm x 39.69 cm);18 in x 13 in (45.72 cm x 33.02 cm)
Museum Purchase

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Clarence John Laughlin
Roman Torso
gelatin silver print on paper
9 1/2 in. x 7 11/16 in. ( 24.2 cm x 19.5 cm )
Gift of Charles R. Eisendrath

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Giorgio de Chirico
School of Gladiators (Scuola di Gladiatori II), from the suite 'Metamorphosis'
color lithograph on paper
17 13/16 x 22 1/8 in. (45.24 x 56.2 cm);22 1/16 x 28 1/16 in. (56.04 x 71.28 cm);17 13/16 x 22 1/8 in. (45.24 x 56.2 cm);12 x 16 1/4 in. (30.48 x 41.28 cm)
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser

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Charles André Van Loo
Mythological Group
pen and wash on white paper
10 5/16 in x 12 3/16 in (26.19 cm x 30.96 cm);18 1/8 in x 22 1/8 in (46.04 cm x 56.2 cm)
Museum Purchase

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James Anderson
Hercules
albumen print on paper
7 3/4 in x 10 1/4 in (19.6 cm x 26 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);10 3/16 in x 7 13/16 in (25.9 cm x 19.9 cm);9 13/16 in x 7 13/16 in (24.9 cm x 19.9 cm)
Transfer from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

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James Anderson
Doriforo di Policleto
albumen print on paper
7 7/8 in x 10 1/4 in (20 cm x 26 cm)
Transfer from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

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The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti
engraving on cream laid paper
16 ½ in x 13 3/16 in (41.91 cm x 33.5 cm)
Museum Purchase

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Hendrick Goltzius
Pietà (The Lamentation of the Virgin)
engraving on thick slightly textured cream laid paper
8 3/4 x 6 3/16 in. (22.2 x 15.7 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art

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Félix Bracquemond
Frontispiece for L'Illustration Nouvelle
etching on laid paper
19 1/4 in x 12 5/8 in (48.89 cm x 32.07 cm)
Gift of Samuel P. Hayes

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