Autoportret
1899
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
1899
From the collection of Bucharest Municipality Museum
Autoportret is a 1899 by Frederic Storck, held at Bucharest Municipality Museum.
This is a close-up portrait of a man with dark hair and a mustache. He’s wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt with a high collar, looking straight ahead with a serious expression. The background is plain and light, keeping all focus on his face. The brushstrokes are loose but confident, especially around his neck and hair. His skin tones shift from light to shadow smoothly, almost like the artist was studying light and dark. Check out chiaroscuro to see how this play of light and shadow works in art.
