80% of the painting is black..only the face and one hand are showing in the light.
For this reason, perhaps, one's attention is rivetted on the face. It is a stunningly beautiful use of paint...there is genius and mastery in every brushstroke.
Well, I tried to re-produce it and in the process came to admire the orginal all the more.
When face to face with the original painting the strokes look thick and wet,decisive and masterful...which they are !
Mine are tentative, timid and unsure....hence my great admiration of Sargent's expertise.
Oil on canvas board 11 x 14 inches
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