Portrait of János Fadrusz

Portrait of János Fadrusz

Philip de László

1901

oil

From the collection of Hungarian National Gallery

About this work

This painting is a portrait of a man with dark, curly hair and a mustache. He is wearing a dark suit jacket over a white collared shirt. The background is a warm, earthy color. The subject's gaze is directed slightly to the right of the viewer, and his expression is serious. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the portrait. The painting is held at the Hungarian National Gallery. To learn more about the artist's techniques, look up chiaroscuro.

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