No-Tin (Wind), a Chippewa Chief
1832
oil
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1832
oil
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
No-Tin (Wind), a Chippewa Chief is a 1832 oil by Henry Inman, a american_folk_art work, held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
This portrait depicts a man with dark hair, wearing a white shirt and a green shawl. A black necktie is loosely tied around his neck. The man's face is painted with horizontal stripes of red and white. A feather is attached to the back of his head, and a brown hat rests on top of it. The man's expression is neutral, and his gaze is directed forward. The background of the painting is a dark, muted color, which helps to focus attention on the subject. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, explore the works of Henry Inman.
