ink, pen, paper, 19 x 15 cm
framed: 33.5 cm x 28.5 cm
signed p. d.: J. Malczewski
described on the reverse: 'From the collection of Marja Malczewska 1076'.
Provenance: private collection, Warsaw
The work shows a standing, antique male nude of strong build with one hand clenched in a fist and the other extended in front of him. The work though done in the form of a sketch, but with the rendering of all anatomical details drawn with short, sure ink strokes. In the upper right corner a smaller sheet from a sketchbook with the head of a young woman with her eyes closed and her hair up high. The work signed in pencil "J. Malczewski" in the lower right corner. On the back, round stamp "From the collection of Marja Malczewski" along with the unique number "1076".
