Portret van een onbekende man met tulband
Nikolay Semyonovich Mosolov
1857 - 1914
Medium
etching
Dimensions
278; 201
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 278 mm x breedte 201 mm
Art Historical Context
Nikolay Semyonovich Mosolov's *Portret van een onende man met tulband* (Portrait of an Unknown Man with a Turban) a striking etching from the artist's active period (1857–1914). 278 mm high by 201 mm wide along the plate edge, this intimate portrait captures the mystery of its unidentified subject through the precision of etching—a printmaking technique where acid etches intricate lines into a metal plate, allowing for rich tonal contrasts and fine details ideal for facial expressions and textures like fabric folds. Mosolov, a Russian etcher renowned for his technical mastery, likely drew ins...