Caption

Invalid - veteran, Rembowski, Jan 1879-1923 painter, male portraits, military veterans, orders, 1917, pastel, height 112 cm, width 86 cm, A framed portrait of an older man standing against a muted landscape; the frame is gold with a slightly worn patina. The man has a long face with a receding hairline and a mustache and beard rendered in yellowish and pale green tones. He wears a dark, muted coat in shades of brown and gray, and there are a few small medal-like shapes on his chest with accents of red and blue. His hands are visible in the lower part of the image, rendered in pale flesh tones, one resting over the other and holding a woven basket with beige and tan strands. The background shows a flat field and a distant tree line in subdued greens and blues beneath a cloudy sky in gray and taupe. Overall the color palette is earthy and muted with browns, grays, greens, beiges, and touches of yellow and blue.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_386

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Available size

46.0Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.9in x 15.0in / 3574 x 4502 (300dpi)

Keywords

Invalid - veteran Rembowski Jan 1879-1923 painter male portraits military veterans orders 1917 pastel height 112 cm width 86 cm framed portrait older man standing muted landscape frame gold slightly worn patina man long face receding hairline mustache beard rendered yellowish pale green tones wears dark muted coat shades brown gray small medal- shapes chest accents red blue hands visible lower part image rendered pale flesh tones resting holding woven basket beige tan strands background flat field distant tree line subdued greens blues beneath cloudy sky taupe color palette earthy muted browns grays greens beiges touches yellow blue.