Description
A bearded man is shown from the shoulders up, dark curling hair falling loosely, his gaze cast down toward a pair of pince-nez glasses balanced on his nose. A grey-brown jacket covers his shoulders, set against an olive-green background that leaves the pale forehead as the brightest point in the canvas.
Painted in 1895, the portrait is worked with close, careful attention to the face, the beard and hair built from deep, layered browns against the flatter green ground. The print keeps that dark hair and beard rich and full rather than flattening them into a single mass, since the texture is central to the likeness.



