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Head of an Elderly Man

Stanislaw Wyspianski

Basic information

ID: Г-V-665/38
Author: Stanislaw Wyspianski
Name: Head of an Elderly Man
Date of creation: 1890
Technique: drawing
Material: paper pencil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 19.9 x 15.3

Additionally

Type: graphic art
Genre: portraiture
Provenance: Collection of Lviv City Gallery

Information about author

Author: Stanislaw Wyspianski
Artist's lifetime: 1869–1907
Biography: Stanislaw Wyspianski was born in 1869 in Krakow. He studied at the Jagiellonian University and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He was a member of the Young Poland movement, and art editor of the weekly Życie (Life). Stanislaw Wyspianski is known as a playwright and poet, modernist painter, and designer. The artist died in November 1907. He was buried in Krakow.

Object description

This is a study of the man’s head with a thick dark sharp beard and short hair. His gaze is directed downwards. The defining facial feature is a wide nose and a focused gaze that is directed downwards. The facial expression emphasizes the strong-willed nature of the portrayed man.

Inscriptions

On the lower right side of the work there is the author monogram. At the bottom there is a date.

Head of an Elderly Man

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