Art Institute of Chicago
Expressive Head
Artist unknown (French, early 19th century)
- Date
- 1816/18
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Monumental in scale, but intimate in its arresting gaze, this experimental lithographic study of a young man does not specifically depict any of Le Brun’s passions. The subject’s over-the-shoulder glance expresses a hint of surprise, and a slightly raised eyebrow possibly betrays a guarded sense of longing. The unknown sitter’s luxuriant hair, smooth cheeks, and poetic costume likewise mark him as sensitive Romantic hero.
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