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Somerset Maugham, Cap Ferrat (until 1962; sale, Sotheby's, London, April 10, 1962, lot 18, to Hartford); Huntington Hartford, New York (1962–1966; sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, May 19, 1966, lot 19); Forbes Magazine Collection (until 1992; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum).","remarks":"Migrated from 9.35 12/2013"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"<p>\n\tLautrec’s careful anatomical depiction of a kneeling man polishing marble reflects his study of a famous ancient Roman sculpture, the <i>Knife Grinder</i>, in the Uffizi Museum in Florence, as well as the academic training he received as a student in the Parisian studio of the painter Fernand Cormon. Executed early in his career, the painting already reveals the broken brushwork, colored shadows, and strong diagonal composition that would become central to the artist’s later style\n</p>\n<p>\n\tComparative image: Artist unidentified, Rome, Knife Grinder, 2nd century CE. Marble,h. 105 cm. 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