The artwork “Portrait of a Man” was created by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1850. Rendered using oil on canvas, this piece exemplifies the academicism art movement and belongs to the portrait genre.
In the artwork, the subject is a young man with medium-length dark hair, who gazes contemplatively to the viewer’s left. His expression is calm and introspective, with a subtle hint of a smile playing on his lips. He is dressed in a dark coat, with a light cravat visible at the collar. The background is a muted, warm tone of brown, which serves to highlight the subject’s face and upper body. The use of light and shadow in the painting lends a sense of depth and realism, characteristic of Bouguereau’s meticulous attention to detail and mastery of classical techniques.
