Original artwork description:

Small intimate painting of an old man. Painted in the tradition of the old master portrait studies that were often produced as oil sketches to get a rough idea of composition.

Painted with bold strokes, the paint is left unblended in most of the work which gives the painting a lot of life even if it is only a small painting.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

Tags:

#oil painting #light #small paintings #impasto #dark #sketch #bold #shadow #brush strokes #chiaroscuro #study #old man #old masters #beard #dutch art #rembrandt