1921
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Portrait of Josep Pijoan is a 1921 oil by Joaquín Torres-García, held at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
This painting is a portrait of a man. He is wearing a hat and a dark jacket over a white shirt with a dark bow tie. The background is a light color. The man's face is painted with visible brushstrokes, and his eyes seem to be looking downward. The artist has used a range of colors to create depth and texture in the painting. The painting is held at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, you might want to look up Joaquín Torres-García.
Joaquín Torres-García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949), was a Spanish Uruguayan painter, theorist, teacher and author, who spent most of his adult life in Spain.
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