Head of a Bearded Man
1889
crayon
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1889
crayon
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Head of a Bearded Man is a 1889 crayon by Édouard Vuillard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a bearded man’s face and shoulders. The background is a dark, rough blue paper. The lines are soft and smudged, with light gray tones for the face and clothes. The artist used a type of chalk on paper instead of paint. This was a common way to sketch quickly back then. Next, look up Vuillard, Edouard to see how he used simple lines to show emotion.
