Caption

Portrait of Stanislaw Kurpiewski; painter: Rafal Hadziewicz 1803–1886. Ca. 1860. Oil painting, 58 x 53 cm. Half-length, three-quarter, armchair portrait of a seated grey-haired, balding older man; interior setting with curtains. Inscription/subject: Stanislaw Kurpiewski. Genres: male portrait, old-age portrait., An older man with pale skin and white hair sits in a carved wooden chair upholstered in a muted purple fabric, wearing a dark brown coat and a black neckcloth over a white shirt; his expression is neutral and he looks slightly upward and to his left. His left hand rests on his lap holding a white handkerchief with a small colored spot, and his right hand is positioned near his chest clutching his coat. Behind him is a backdrop of dark green drapery at the left and a soft teal wall at the right, with warm brown and gold tones in the chair frame and subtle highlights on his face.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_322

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91.7Mb (4.0Mb) / 18.0in x 19.8in / 5394 x 5939 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Stanislaw Kurpiewski painter Rafal Hadziewicz 1803–1886 Ca 1860 Oil painting Half-length three-quarter armchair portrait seated grey-haired balding older man interior setting curtains Inscription subject Genres male portrait old-age portrait older man pale skin white hair sits carved wooden chair upholstered muted purple fabric wearing dark brown coat black neckcloth white shirt expression neutral looks slightly upward left left hand rests lap holding white handkerchief small colored spot right hand positioned near chest clutching coat backdrop dark green drapery soft teal wall right warm brown gold tones chair frame subtle highlights face.