Portret van een man met snor en baard 1925 - 1930

This small photo, "Portret van een man met snor en baard," was made by André Schreurs. It's a delicate black and white portrait, carefully posed and presented. Looking at it, I wonder about Schreurs, setting up his shot, carefully arranging the man's suit and bow tie. The oval frame and the man’s gaze give it a sense of formal timelessness, yet the photographic process roots it in a specific moment. You can see the light catching the edges of his face and the soft textures in his hair and beard. There is a fine line around the outside in gold paint that might have been there from the beginning or added later. I can imagine him taking the photo and hoping it would capture something essential about the subject. This image, with its stillness, invites us to pause and consider the sitter, the photographer, and what it means to capture a person's likeness. It's a quiet conversation between the past and the present.