Under the Tree

Over his 70-plus year career, Lear focused again and again on nude or half-nude figures set in fantastic or exotic environments such as the circus, carnival, deserted beach, or Dali-esque setting. At first this early drawing seems to show a perfectly normal genre scene, with a couple quietly conversing under a tree. However, Lear characteristically adds a surreal element: the weirdly-shaped tool carried by the half-nude male figure. This drawing demonstrates Lear's mastery of hard pencil applied to paper with a polished, clay finish. The male figure's torso is perfectly proportioned, but is also more elongated than the stockier figures Lear favored in later years.

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