Head of a Bearded Old Man in Red Chalk
A wrinkled, deep-eyed elder with long flowing hair and full beard
A large red-chalk drawing fills the sheet with the head of an aged man seen nearly frontally, his brow deeply furrowed and his eyes set beneath heavy lids. Long strands of hair sweep back from a high forehead and merge into a broad, wavy beard that cascades down the page. The soft modelling of the cheekbones and the fine parallel hatching of the hair show close attention to the effects of age on the human face. No writing accompanies the study.
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Head of an aged man
The face is drawn in red chalk with soft shading across the forehead, cheeks and the hollows of the eyes. Long hair and a broad, flowing beard frame the features in rhythmic wavy lines. The expression is grave and inward, an intense study of an old man's countenance.