Old Man in a Fur Hat
1753
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Georg Friedrich Schmidt
Georg Friedrich Schmidt was a German engraver, etcher and pastel painter, in the Rococo style.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Old Man in a Fur Hat is a 1753 by Georg Friedrich Schmidt, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a wrinkled face with a thick beard and bushy eyebrows. The man wears a tall, fur-lined hat and a high collar that flares out. His expression is serious, almost stern, and the lines in the drawing are loose and quick. The artist used shading to give the face depth, making the fur and wrinkles look textured. This style was common in portraits from the 1700s. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists used light and shadow like this.
Georg Friedrich Schmidt was a German engraver, etcher and pastel painter, in the Rococo style.
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