1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Theodore Agrippa d'Aubigné is a 1862 by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of an older man with a thick beard and deep wrinkles. His hands rest on his chest, fingers spread wide. The collar of his shirt is stiff and starched, with a ruffled edge. The lines are sharp, almost scratchy, and the shading is heavy around his face. This portrait was made using a technique that plays with strong light and dark contrasts. The artist focused on texture—notice how the beard and collar look almost three-dimensional. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this lighting trick works.
Charles Meryon (sometimes Méryon, 23 November 1821 – 14 February 1868) was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness.
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