Portrait. The Barrister Niels Thorup
1941
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
1941
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Dominant colour
Portrait. The Barrister Niels Thorup is a 1941 unspecified by Unknown, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
This painting shows a person sitting in a chair, looking straight ahead. The face is blurred, but you can see the shape of a hat and a dark coat. The background is rough and textured, with uneven brushstrokes that make the whole scene feel uneven and raw. The artist used thick, uneven layers of paint, almost like they scraped it on. This makes the image look more like a sketch than a polished portrait. Look up impasto to see how this technique works.
