Homme au tabouret
1912-15
Slumped heavily on a simple chair, this weary figure bows his head in exhaustion, wearing only a cap and massive wooden clogs. You can almost feel the weight of his labor in his hunched shoulders and thin frame. But look closely at the paper—there's a grid of straight lines drawn right over his body! This is a classic artist's trick called 'squaring up,' used to transfer a small sketch onto a giant canvas perfectly. It’s like seeing the blueprint before the house is built, giving us a fascinating glimpse into Félix Del Marle’s creative process during the turbulent years just before World War I.