Action 125: Tikrit city, Iraq. Monday, April 14, 2003
Artist:
Aramesh, Reza
Maker:
Demetz Art Studio
Hand-carved limewood figure, gessoed, oil-painted and varnished, with glass eyes, three-quarter-life-size
Hand-carved limewood figure, gessoed, oil-painted and varnished, with glass eyes, three-quarter-life-size
Hand-carved limewood figure, gessoed, oil-painted and varnished, with glass eyes, three-quarter-life-size. A young man with short brown hair, lying on his left side, stripped to the waist and wearing jeans (the right leg of which is ruched up to his knee) above which the band of his white underwear is showing, his hands tied behind his back, lips parted, head tilted to allow him to look upwards.
History note: Purchased directly from the artist's studio
Acquired with the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum Fund
Depth: 50 cm
Height: 30 cm
Width: 156 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2020-11-27) by Reza Aramesh Studio
21st Century
Production date:
AD 2020
This is version 3 of a unique edition of 3, with white underwear to distinguish it from the other 2 versions (1/3 has red underwear; and version 2/3 blue and white striped underwear).
Surface
composed of
gesso
varnish
paint
Eyes
composed of
glass
Accession number: M.1-2020
Primary reference Number: 278005
Entry form number: 520
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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