Standing boy with bottle curls
1854
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1854
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Standing boy with bottle curls is a 1854 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A young boy stands in front of a wooden chair, holding a folded cloth. His dark jacket and pants look neat, and his hair is curled at the sides. The background is plain, but the frame is fancy with gold and red details. This photo is old—likely from the 1850s—and looks like it was made with early camera tech. The boy’s pose is stiff, which was common back then. Check out Romanticism to see how artists of this time often focused on emotion and everyday life.
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