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Bulto (San Miguel)

Eldora P. Lorenzini

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a wooden puppet-like figure. The image depicts a stylized figure resembling a puppet or marionette, standing on a rectangular base. The figure is dressed in a blue top and shorts with red detailing. Its joints, including knees and elbows, are exaggerated with circular, wooden connectors. The right arm of the figure is partially raised, holding an object resembling a scales of justice. The left hand holds strings. A smaller blue form resides at the figure's feet on the platform.

Artwork Details

Date
1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3424 × 4608 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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