Figure Walking
Entry ID
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5 (04/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Figure Walking
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze cast of an armless male nude figure standing with feet positioned in the act of striding. The figure is depicted with incomplete genitalia. The sculpture is cast with a flat, narrow base.
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Type of object
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Statue: Full-length figure (single)
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 83.2 cm
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Width: 46.5 cm
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Depth: 20.3 cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
Inscriptions
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Back of base, left: '(4/8)'
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: specific individual
Identity of Black person (real or fictive)
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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Naked
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Standing
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Unfocussed/blank eyeballs
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Looking upwards
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1929
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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KINCM:2005.6386
Provenance history
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2005: gifted to Ferens Art Gallery
Notes
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Inscription on back records it as casting number 4 of an edition of 8.
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Man Walking |
Related objects | E22 Man-Made Object |
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/38, . (no date) ‘Figure Walking’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/188
