Wind Break

Merritt Mauzey

20th century

  • Titles Wind Break (Title)
  • Artist Merritt Mauzey, American, 1898 - 1973
  • Medium lithograph
  • Dimensions sheet: 12 3/8 × 17 1/4 in. (31.4 × 43.8 cm) image: 10 3/8 × 14 7/8 in. (26.4 × 37.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. Merritt Mauzey in memory of his wife, Maggie Mauzey, 1969.101.17
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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This black and white print represents a nude man with a beard and chest hair. His hands are chained, and he is using extreme strength to break two pillars (likely the two pillars of the Temple of Dagon, where the biblical figure of Samson dies).
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The sitter is seated and facing the viewer. He wears a white shirt, a black cravat, a buttoned sea-foam green vest, and a black jacket. A long necklace hangs over his vest, and at its end is a red and gold pendant. His right hand graps a wood and metal cane. The background varies between shades of brown, white, and black.