Portret van een man 1890 - 1920

This is a portrait of a man, made by Edmond Sacré sometime between the late 19th and early 20th century. Look at the way the light defines the man's face, creating a soft glow around his features. I imagine Sacré carefully adjusting the lighting in his studio, experimenting with different angles to capture the essence of his sitter. He's probably thinking about Rembrandt and the Dutch masters, trying to achieve that same level of psychological insight through the manipulation of light and shadow. The oval format and the way the man is cropped, it’s like he’s caught in a moment of introspection, suspended in time. This image really makes me think about the passage of time, about how we preserve and remember the past. It reminds me of the ongoing conversation between artists across generations.