Portrait of a Young Boy Wearing a Straw Hat
Henri Jean Guillaume Martin
French, 1860–1943

Details
Title
Portrait of a Young Boy Wearing a Straw Hat
Artist/Maker
Henri Jean Guillaume Martin (French, 1860–1943)
Date
1890–1895
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 7/16 x 7 7/8 inches
Credit
Purchase through prior acquisitions and with funds from Joseph F. Best III
Accession #
2014.288
On View
Currently not on view
Born and trained in Toulouse, France, Henri Martin was influenced by Pointillism in the late 1880s. He executed this portrait of an anonymous boy with small, discrete brush strokes in the early 1890s. Martin managed to capture the bleaching effect of the strong outdoor sunlight, which just barely touches the boy’s chin.
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