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Item Details

A closely cropped portrait oil on stretched canvas. The man faces almost directly forwards, his head filling the composition and his shoulders extending to the lower edges. Light catches the high forehead, the bridge of the nose and the cheek on the viewer's left. The eyes sit beneath a heavy brow, and the shadow deepens across the right cheek until the outline of the face is barely distinguishable from the background. Broad, overlapping strokes of ochre, cream and rust red give the features their shape. Short strokes pick out the creases beneath the eyes and the ridges of the forehead, while touches of blue-green cool the jaw and chin. The closed mouth is marked by a narrow line of muted red, echoed in darker tones along the neck. The shoulders are painted more freely, with wider strokes and softer edges. The near-frontal pose and the concentration of detail around the eyes and mouth give the portrait its fierce intensity. The painting is presented in a later narrow black wooden studio frame and bears a red signature at lower left. The artist and sitter are unidentified. France, Circa 1960.
Dimensions: 68cm (H) x 54cm (W) x 4cm (D)

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• • Price: £980.00
  • €1,153 Euro
  • $1,296 US Dollar
• Location: Sussex
• • Dimensions: H: 68cm (26.77in)
  • W: 54cm (21.26in)
  • D: 4cm (1.57in)