Von Kluck

Auguste Louis Lepère

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows two black-and-white sketches of a man's head and shoulders. The man has short hair parted on the left and combed to the right. He wears a military-style collar. The sketch on the left is simple, with minimal background. The man's head is drawn in profile facing right. The background is solid beige. The artist's signature, "Von Kluck", is handwritten in the bottom-left corner. The sketch on the right is more detailed. The man's head is also drawn in profile facing right. The background depicts a landscape with a village on the right and trees on the left. The background is shaded with dark and light beige. The entire background is filled with dynamic, expressive lines. The two sketches are side-by-side. The one on the left appears to be a simple study or draft of the one on the right.