Studiefigur: Gammel skægget mand i orientalsk dragt 1907

This is Studiefigur: Gammel skægget mand i orientalsk dragt made by Frans Schwartz, but when? It's anyone's guess. I see all those etched lines and wonder what the artist was thinking. Did he sit with the old man for hours, trying to capture the essence of his being with a few strokes of the etching needle? The man’s beard is so thick you could almost feel the weight of it, and his eyes seem to stare right through you. I wonder if Schwartz saw something of himself in this old man? Maybe he felt a connection, a shared understanding of the world that only comes with age. Artists, you know, they are all in a big conversation with each other through time. Each new work adds something to the mix, building on what came before, always playing with ambiguity and uncertainty.