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Euryclea Holding Telemachus while Penelope Scratches Odysseus' Outline on the Wall

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Euryclea Holding Telemachus while Penelope Scratches Odysseus' Outline on the Wall
Euryclea Holding Telemachus while Penelope Scratches Odysseus' Outline on the Wall
Euryclea Holding Telemachus while Penelope Scratches Odysseus' Outline on the Wall

Euryclea Holding Telemachus while Penelope Scratches Odysseus' Outline on the Wall

Date1944
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2289b verso
Date Order NumberAG 44.28
Paperoff-white lightweight wove
Dimensionspaper: 210 x 165 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

Inscription

pencil u.c. (6); Telemachus & Odysseus; The scratched profile on/the wall – Euryclea holding child Telemachus/& Penelope scratching profile outline round shadow/of Odysseus head (& shoulders added) (and one of his hands) on the wall/Odysseus standing –/Time afternoon – sun comes out from behind a cloud/& casts a shadow of Odysseus head (& hand added) on the wall, in profile/The grey stone shows through the whitening of the wall/B (crossed out) The unusual set of the head, the beard that points/straight down instead of outwards – The high shoulders/& that short stubby hand with the long thumb, curving/outwards, the hand of crafty Odysseus

OwnershipAnne Bransten, USA
More Information

The Rescue Sketchbook p.41.

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