Octopus Fisherman
Artist
Renato Birolli
(Italian, 1906 - 1959)
Date1952
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 43 5/8 × 39 5/8 inches (110.81 × 100.65 cm)
Framed: 51 × 47 1/4 inches (129.54 × 120.02 cm)
Framed: 51 × 47 1/4 inches (129.54 × 120.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Art
Object number56-117
On View
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DescriptionCrouching figure, left, holding light and spearing octopus, lower left with left hand. Executed in tones of green, purple, blue, brown, touches of bright orange, outlined in black.Copyright© Estate of Renato Birolli
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