Bust of a Smiling Young Man 1776
jeanpierrenorblindelagourdaine
minneapolisinstituteofart
print, etching, drypoint
simple type
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light coloured
sketch book
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personal sketchbook
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soft and bright colour
drypoint
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repetition of white colour
This etching, "Bust of a Smiling Young Man," was created in 1776 by French artist Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine. The artwork, housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, depicts a man with a beard and a cap, looking off to the side with a slight smile. Norblin's meticulous use of hatching and cross-hatching creates a sense of depth and detail in the subject's features, highlighting the subtle nuances of his expression.
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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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