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Autoportret

Sándor István Gati- Szatmári

From the collection of Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca

Classical Antiquity Portrait

Dominant colour

Autoportret is a work by Sándor István Gati- Szatmári, held at Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca.

Who painted this?: Sándor István Gati- Szatmári
Where can I see it?: Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca

About this work

This is a portrait of a man in old-fashioned clothes. He’s wearing a white shirt with a black collar, a dark robe, and a blue hat with a ribbon. In one hand, he holds a brush, and in the other, a small hammer with a curved end. His face is serious, with a bit of gray in his hair and beard. The Latin text at the top reads like a painter’s signature, hinting this might be a self-portrait. The tools he holds suggest he could be an artist or craftsman. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this strong light-and-shadow effect works.

About the artist

Artist

Sándor István Gati- Szatmári

This printmaker left us a single self-portrait titled “Autoportret,” a spare, black-and-white image that shows what portrait engraving looked like in mid-20th-century Central Europe.

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