May 18, 2016

This 1900’s young man with the curtained hair

By C.E. Ryan

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1900’s RPPC. Private Collection.

I love this portrait for many reasons; the weathering adds a certain something to it that’s hard to describe, this young man’s also a bit nervous and awkward like he didn’t quite know how he would pose after he put his hat on the floor. And the backdrop drape is not figurative but painted more abstractly.

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RPPC: Back typical of North American cards of the period, but with no stamp box.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 at 10:16 am and tagged with 1900s-1910s, curtained hair, full figure portrait, portrait, USA and posted in RPPCs, Teens. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

One response to “This 1900’s young man with the curtained hair”

summertime75
May 18th, 2016 at 11:10 am

He looks like Olly Murs, an English entertainer

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