Portret van Victor Boireau by Nicolas Maurin

Portret van Victor Boireau 1825 - 1842

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drawing, pencil

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portrait

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pencil drawn

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drawing

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pencil sketch

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pencil drawing

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romanticism

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pencil

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portrait drawing

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academic-art

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realism

Dimensions: height 214 mm, width 170 mm

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

This is Nicolas Maurin’s portrait of Victor Boireau, a lithograph that captures its subject with remarkable precision and depth. The composition is structured around a subtle interplay of light and shadow, giving a three-dimensionality to Boireau’s figure against the neutral background. Maurin masterfully employs hatching and cross-hatching techniques to model the contours of Boireau's face and clothing. The texture of the paper and the varying pressure of the lithographic crayon contribute to a tactile quality, inviting the viewer to perceive not just the image, but also the process of its creation. The formal arrangement draws us into the sitter's gaze. Significantly, the use of lithography, a relatively new medium at the time, reflects a broader cultural shift towards democratization of art. Lithography allowed for the creation of multiple originals at a lower cost, challenging the traditional hierarchy of art. Thus, this portrait destabilizes established notions of artistic value by embracing a medium capable of mass production.

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