Portrait of George Eumorfopoulos
1900
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1900
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of George Eumorfopoulos is a 1900 paint by George Frederick Watts, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a portrait of a man with a serious expression, dressed in formal attire. He's sitting in a chair, looking directly at you. The subject of the painting, George Eumorfopoulos, was an expert on Chinese antiquities. He was a notable collector and founder of the Oriental Ceramic Society. To learn more about the style of this portrait, look up the technique of sfumato.
