Standing Man with a White Jacket 1779
jeanpierrenorblindelagourdaine1
minneapolisinstituteofart
print, etching
aged paper
light pencil work
ink paper printed
etching
light coloured
sketch book
personal sketchbook
journal
sketchbook drawing
storyboard and sketchbook work
sketchbook art
"Standing Man with a White Jacket" is an etching created in 1779 by Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine. The artwork is a small-scale piece, depicting a single man in a white jacket and hat. He stands with his arms crossed, his body slightly turned away from the viewer, and his gaze directed off to the side. The simple yet precise lines of the etching highlight the artist's attention to detail and the figure's stoic pose. The artwork is currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. This etching, along with Norblin's other works, provides insight into the fashion and social customs of the late 18th century.
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Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine was a French painter and printmaker active in Poland in the late 18th century. Norblin's charming miniature etchings, representing mostly male heads, street sellers, and vagabonds, reflect both in subject and technique the profound influence of Rembrandt's prints. Norblin was also drawn to Polish subjects, capturing the unfamiliar, exotic world around him in his depictions of men with colossal fur hats and curled moustaches, Cossacks, and Polish historical figures.
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