Cellist bij een raam 1858

pencil drawn

light pencil work

photo restoration

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

charcoal art

portrait reference

pencil drawing

19th century

graphite

"Cellist bij een raam" (Cellist by a Window) is a lithograph by Dutch artist August Allebé, dated 1858. The artwork depicts a young man seated in profile, holding a cello and looking out a window. The composition is intimate and the figure is rendered with a sense of melancholy. The artwork is held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The lithograph exemplifies Allebé's talent for capturing realistic figures and moments of quiet contemplation.