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Male nude seen from behind, with an axe, Johan Christian Dahl

Male nude seen from behind, with an axe

Ryggvendt mannsakt med øks (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian) (1788-1857)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1811–1817
Medium
Pencil, charcoal and white chalk on paper
Collection
National Museum of Norway
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Nasjonalmuseet / Dag Andre Ivarsøy, CC BY 4.0

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