Frederick Goulding
1906
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1906
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This is a black-and-white portrait of an older man with a bald head and a long, thick beard. He’s turned slightly away, looking down and to the side, with a serious expression. The lines on his face and the way his beard curls show careful detail. The artist used shading to make the face pop against the plain background. It’s simple but focused on texture—notice how the beard strands look almost real. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create depth in drawings like this.
