Portrait of an Old Man

Painting

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

"Portrait of an Old Man "

Entry/Object ID

1993.11.01

Description

Klein depicts a half-bust portrait with the sitter in profile looking out towards the right corner. The old man’s face is tilted up, with his eyes and face looking up and out of the picture. Klein plays with the color of the piece using a very brown and neutral color palates, with the background being almost the color of his face and jacket. The artist uses shadows and contrasts to great a very natural depiction of the sitter’s face. Wearing a dark brown suit the old man is the main figure, and all the parts of the composition are emphasizing his individual characteristics like his wrinkles through the layering of paint and color, or the line/brush strokes that Kline uses to create dimension and texture in the rendering of his beard. All of which creates a very realistic portrayal of an old man.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Sarah Kline

Role

Artist

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

bottom right hand corner

Transcription

S. Kline

Material/Technique

Etched

Type

Tag, Label

Location

Hanging from the wire

Transcription

1993.11.01 painting HARR C-14 (B)

Language

English

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Label, Sticker, Receiver Marking

Location

Back of frame, upper center

Transcription

Property o fPurdue University Galleries 1352 Creative Arts Building Two West Lafayette, IN 47907-1352 (317) 494-3061 1993.11.01 Kline Sarah untitled

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Color

Tan, Brown, Pink, White, Cream, Gray