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Portrait of an Old Man

c. 1884

John Kavanagh

(American, 1857–1898)
Culture
America
Medium
charcoal; framing line in graphite (lower margin)
Support
Yellow-brown wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 49 x 38.7 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. J. Weatherhead 1944.8
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This charcoal study by Cleveland-based artist John Kavanagh shows the dramatic use of contrasting light and shade (chiaroscuro) and the detailed modeling favored by students at the Royal Academy in Munich, where the artist studied in the early 1880s.

Portrait of an Old Man

c. 1884

John Kavanagh

(American, 1857–1898)
America

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