This painting shows a man seated with one knee bent, his body turned to the right and his face turned slightly back toward us. He has brown skin, high cheekbones, a short, curly black beard, and short black hair. His facial expression is neutral, and he is gazing off into the distance, his brown eyes turned slightly upwards. The man is wearing a cream-colored shirt with short sleeves, red and white striped shorts that end above his knees, and a yellow sash around his waist. His hands are clasped together on his bent knee, the other leg hanging downwards. The background is a solid light blue…
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Pierre Louis Alexandre

Karin Bergöö Larsson (Swedish, 1859 - 1928)

1879 - 1880

Medium
oil on canvas, mounted on board
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 92.2 × 73.5 cm (36 5/16 × 28 15/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of Funds from Laura and John Arnold, Virginia Cretella Mars, and Maria Elena Weissman
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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