Caption

Head and hand of a man, print, The head and hand of a man, seen in profile., printmaker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934, paper, lithography, height 198 mm x width 128 mm, hand, head (human) (sideview, profile), A close-up charcoal or pencil drawing of an older person's profile, showing a heavily textured face with deep shadows and highlights, a prominent nose, closed eye, and furrowed brow; the cheek and chin area blend into a densely shaded beard or stubble, and a hand with visible knuckles and fingernails is brought near the mouth; the hair is swept back and the overall composition uses cross-hatching and dark, swirling strokes on a light paper background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A84_087

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.3Mb (8.1Mb) / 11.1in x 16.9in / 3332 x 5066 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head hand man print head profile printmaker Johannes Josephus Aarts 1881 - 1934 paper lithography height 198 mm x width 128 mm human sideview close-up charcoal pencil drawing older person's profile showing heavily textured face deep shadows highlights prominent nose closed eye furrowed brow cheek chin area blend densely shaded beard stubble visible knuckles fingernails near mouth hair swept back composition uses cross-hatching dark swirling strokes light paper background