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"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi

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A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects, this drawing by Francis De Erdelyi gives a hint of his important influence on a generation of California artists in the 1940s and 1950s. De Erdelyi was born in Hungary and worked across Europe before fleeing the Nazis, which ultimately took him to Los Angeles. There he focused on the plight of the working man, using a wide range of media, including paint, ink, crayon and, as here, charcoal. The artist emphasizes the massive arms and hands of his subject, though the man's head is bent over, perhaps in exhaustion or injury. It is not clear if he is leaning on a farm tool or a cane.
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