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Image Not Available for FIGURE STUDY, PRODIGAL'S RETURN
FIGURE STUDY, PRODIGAL'S RETURN
Image Not Available for FIGURE STUDY, PRODIGAL'S RETURN

FIGURE STUDY, PRODIGAL'S RETURN

MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: 35.6 x 28.9 cm (14 x 11 3/8")
Frame: 74.6 x 59.4 cm (29 3/8 x 23 3/8")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of John H. Schaeffer
Object number080030001
DescriptionPencil sketch on brown paper, a study for Prodigal's Return. The sketch shows the Prodigal son on the left in the arms of the father on the right. They are both sketched in the nude except for a transparent cloth around the waist of the son. There are other light sketchings in the background and writing in the URC in black pencil.
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