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Study of a Workman

Alphonse Legros

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man in a side profile view from the waist up. He is seated facing left, with a slightly forward hunched posture, resting his arms on his knees or a surface. The man has rugged facial features, a beard with texture, short unkempt hair, and is wearing a jacket and shirt. There are no accessories or objects in the image. The background is plain and the sketch is done in sepia tones on brown paper with pencil or charcoal.

Artwork Details

Medium
graphite on brown paper
Dimensions
3524 × 4716 px
Public Domain
Yes
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