Selbstbildnis des Malers Anton Meier vor der Staffelei
1850
From the collection of Art Collection of the University Göttingen
This drawing shows a person with glasses and a red cap, holding a brush and standing in front of an easel. The easel holds a half-finished painting of a face, and there’s a wooden palette with paint and brushes on a table. The person is wearing a dark coat over a white collar, and the background is plain and dark. The red cap and glasses give the person a focused, serious look—like they’re deeply into their work. The easel’s painting shows a face that looks almost like a mirror image of the person in the cap. Next, check out oil paint to see how artists mix colors like these.
