Portrait of a man seated at a table

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Portrait of a man seated at a table, oil on card, 9.8 x 10.8 cm  SOLD

I'm happy with this picture, especially the roughish texture: the result of painting over an old painting. The effect seems somewhat "Tuscan" to me. I like working very much on this miniature scale- I like the intimacy it brings.

There's an awkwardness to the drawing of the hand, and a certain heaviness to the neck, perhaps, but I like the depiction of the face as it has a certain sensitivity.

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