PORTRAIT OF A YOUTH, oil on canvas, France, 19th century
Portrait of a young man looking directly at the viewer.
His large, almond-shaped eyes draw the attention of the recipient. The flushed cheeks were lifted up by the soft corners of the mouth forming the model's friendly smile.
The painter juxtaposed a subdued range of colors with a subtle play of light and shadows. Their compilation resulted in an extraordinary plasticity of the work.