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Gilbert Lewis, [Portrait]

Artist
Gilbert Lewis
Date
October 1985
Medium
Graphite and gouache on paper
Credit Line
Gift of Eric Rymshaw and James Fulton, 2017
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.

This portrait of a young black man is remarkable for the precision of features, softness of textures, and overall gentleness of approach. Lewis uses gouache to create dark and light tones and pencil to render detail. The figure’s enlarged eyes are drawn with great attention and they sparkle with reflected light.

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