Although the faces of the subjects are hidden the artist described the one on the right as an old man of seventy years, and the one on the left as a young fellow in his filthy tattered shirt.
Although the faces of the subjects are hidden the artist described the one on the right as an old man of seventy years, and the one on the left as a young fellow in his filthy tattered shirt. The young man is lifting a large boulder and the old one is down on one knee poised to strike with a long hammer. The painting was housed in Dresden during World War II and may have been destroyed. FTP name this oil painting by Gustave Courbet of two guys cracking rocks.
Although the faces of the subjects are hidden the artist described the one on the right as an old man of seventy years, and the one on the left as a young fellow in his filthy tattered shirt.
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