Head of a Youth with Curling Hair
Red-chalk bust of a young man with an abundant mass of curls
A bust-length head of a young man is drawn in red chalk, turned in three-quarter view toward his left with the eyes softly lowered. An abundant mass of loose curling hair frames the face and falls about the neck, richly worked with looping strokes. The bare shoulders and the sweep of drapery below are only lightly indicated; a collector's stamp and an inventory number mark the lower part of the sheet, but no text accompanies the drawing.
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Head of a curly-haired youth
The idealised young face is modelled with delicate chalk shading, the lowered gaze and full lips giving it a gentle, almost dreaming expression. The dense curling hair, built up from spiralling strokes, is the most elaborated passage of the study, contrasting with the sketchy bare shoulders below.