1837
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Young Man is a 1837 by Louis-Léopold Boilly, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a young man sitting, dressed in a loose jacket with rolled-up sleeves. His hands rest on his lap, and his gaze is steady but calm. The drawing is mostly in shades of brown and beige, with soft shading for his face and clothes. The artist left some marks visible, like smudges and uneven lines, giving it a quick, sketchy feel. This was likely a practice piece or a fast study. If you like this style, check out chiaroscuro for more on how light and shadow create depth.
Louis-Léopold Boilly was a French painter and draftsman. A creator of popular portrait paintings, he also produced a vast number of genre paintings documenting French middle-class social life. His life and work spanned…
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