Portret van een schrijvende man aan een bureau
1758
Medium
paper
Dimensions
153; 128
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Created in 1758 by the American-born artist John Greenwood, this small portrait captures a scholarly figure absorbed in writing at his desk. Greenwood, who spent much of his career in the Netherlands, often depicted intimate scenes of daily life and intellectual pursuits during the Enlightenment. Executed on paper and measuring just 153 by 128 millimeters, the work’s modest scale suggests it may have served as a personal study or preparatory drawing rather than a formal commission. The presence of collector’s mark Lugt 240 underscores the drawing’s journey through distinguished European colle...
About the Artist
John Greenwood · 1959–present
John Greenwood (born 1959) is a contemporary British painter who rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement that transformed the British art scene. Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Greenwood studied at York College of Arts and Technology, Cheltenham, and the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1990 with multiple prestigious awards. His work, characterized by...