Oriental with Beard, Reading a Book

About this work

This sketch shows a bearded man sitting on the ground, leaning against a tree trunk. He’s reading a book while holding a small object in his other hand. The background has wavy lines that look like water or wind, and a few scattered trees. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion, not perfect details. The title calls it an "allegory," which means it stands for something bigger than just a person reading. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.