Male Nude - Study of Man embracing Tree1868 – 1869 Accession number: 1904P121 Red-brown chalk over touches of pencil on cream-toned paper. Width: 189 mm Height: 317 mm InformationOne of a number of nude male studies in Birmingham's collection, originating from a sketchbook. There is a second study of the same nude figure with arms around tree. Both may be an early conception of 'Phyllis & Demophoon' or an 'Apollo and Daphne'.The figure in this study has his left arm raised higher than the previous study, and he is further away from the tree, which has a very narrow trunk.
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