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- 3,834
- Added
- Nov 20, 2016
Neighbor
Kalinin Alexey- Technique
- Charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 172 × 90 cm
- Year
- 2016
An elderly man stands full-length in a checked shirt and creased trousers, sandals on his feet, cupping a small dish in both hands.
- Style
- Academic
- Mood
- Contemplative
- Themes
- Portrait · Men · Figurative
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- Shipping
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EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
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About this work
A gaunt, balding elderly man stands full length against a bare paper ground, facing the viewer with a level, appraising gaze. He wears a loose diamond-patterned shirt with rolled sleeves, baggy dark trousers, and worn open sandals, and holds a shallow saucer or bowl cupped in both hands at waist height.
Rendered in charcoal on toned paper, the drawing sets dense cross-hatched darks in the shirt's diamond pattern against loosely blocked, softly smudged trousers and a nearly blank background, leaving the figure isolated and monumental. The tight, linear treatment of the face and hands contrasts with the broader tonal masses below, giving the study a sober, observational, quietly dignified feel.
